Welcome to Coastwise North Devon
Look below and around the website for Coastwise activities in North Devon which has some of the most spectacular and varied coastal scenery in the country and wonderful seascapes. The coastal and marine life is amongst the richest in the country.
Wild and unspoiled places are interspersed by coastal communities and popular resorts where livelihoods owe much to the coast and sea.
It is the aim of Coastwise, an independent community initiative, to increase understanding of the coast, its wildlife, and its importance to North Devon in the past, present and the future. We do this through sharing knowledge, undertaking conservation activities and projects, and addressing current issues.
There’s lots more, including all the latest pics on Facebook: Link – https://www.facebook.com/groups/563739230330790/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Talks Blogs, some with YouTube links to watch any you missed
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Photo Fiends…..
Coastwise held its annual photo competition, this year dedicated to the memory of Chris Mandry, whose excellent talks and underwater pictures gave members such pleasure. The joint winners are pictured (R). The Spiny Starfish is…Read more… -
Seaweed Sleuthing, or Phycological Phascination……
In Victorian England. Our very own Sarah Hotchkiss, herself a professional phycologist, gave us a very interesting talk today about Victorian women who studied seaweed and made amazing collections and in some cases wrote books…Read more… -
What Makes a Citizen of the Sea ?
………is what PhD student Pamela Buchan wants to find out. She's had a long love affair with the sea, starting with a Marine Biology degree, and research into ragworm perception of night and day. A…Read more… -
The Last Few Minutes………
of geological time is the way Dr Jenny Bennett describes her particular interest in the last 2.7M years – the Quarternary Period. This period held the latest of a long line of glaciations, and has…Read more… -
A Guide to Rockpooling…….
…….is the name of Stevel Trewhella and Julie Hatcher's new book. There's no shortage of identification guides, but Julie and Steve share their huge experienece of finding and identifying the contents of rockpools with Coastwise…Read more… -
Puffin Island……….
…..translates in Old Norse to 'Lundy', the island on the horizon. A wildlife haven, it is protected by several measures, including Statutory Marine Reserve, Marine Conservation Zone, and Special Area of Conservation. Sian Scott spent…Read more…