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

  • Jack Sewell Workshop MBA Pincer Movement……
    Paula Ferris reports from the recent MBA Crab Workshop at Lee Bay – Crabs have a lot going for them.  Everyone loves them, especially children – right.  There are not many species on our shore…
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  • HB Herself Rising Tide of Knowledge…..
    Marine enthusiast and educator Heather Buttivant is a shining example of what she preaches – "you can teach yourself". As a self-taught marine expert she received no formal biological education, having, in her own words…
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  • Bristol Channel Setting Rock of ages, (c)left for me 58M years ago….
    When Augustus M Toplady composed the hymn, he wasn't necessarily thinking of Lundy. However, Coastwise most members love the island, and Dr Stan Coats gave them a detailed history of its granite from its genesis…
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  • Sue Sayer (left) and Kate Hockley V L Seal the Marine Mammals around us…..
    Sue Sayer (top L with colleague Kate Hockley) of the Cornwall Seal Group opened the Coastwise Autumn session with the ever-popular topic of seals. The south west is fortunate in its seals, home to a…
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  • DSC_6169_247 Many Anemones……..
    Dr Keith Hiscock, Marine Biological Association Associate ("…..it means I'm retired but the MBA still thinks I may be useful to it……"), was the tutor for an Anemone Workshop organised by Cat Oliver of the…
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  • p1050496 Crawling around with Crabs at Croyde……
    Our Croyde shore safaris are always popular.  This time we had chosen the sunniest day of the week attracting about 70 visitors.  Mainly visiting families, they included  plenty of enthusiastically inquisitive youngsters whose sharp eyes…
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