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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It’s War Out There on the Shore….
……..as explained by author, lecturer and expert marine enthusiast Heather Buttivant. She explained the various defence and attack mechanisms that marine organisms have evolved, which include toxens, stinging cells, acids, snaring threads and arrows and…Read more… -
The Appledore Book Festival was the test bed…….
………for Amanda Gratton to see if her talk on "Appledore Women" was good enough for Coastwise members – it was ! Amanda, a volunteer at Appledore Museum, has researched its archives for the background of…Read more… -
RNLI Impresses……
…..with its professionalism and friendly welcome for a large group of Coastwise members, on the first meeting of the new year. The visit was to the Ilfracombe lifeboat station, which operates a Shannon all-weather boat…Read more… -
2024 is here now…..
…..and with it, the Spring activities programme which can be downloaded here (click on 'Read More' first) Last year we found that a mix of talks and outdoor activities was popular, so this year starts…Read more…
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Annual Great Muddle…….
….is definitely not what the Coastwise AGM was ! The meeting covered the AGM and four member's short talks on Wistlandpound Reservoir birds, the INNSHORE survey programme, the Eurasian Shrew and some of the marine…Read more… -
Techies Target Trawlers……
……but not just fishing trawlers. Rob Enever of Fishtek marine gave Coastwise members a hugely encouraging account of how Fishtek is designing and producing technology to combat and reduce the vast amount of distressing bycatch…Read more…