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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Area of Outstanding Museum Activity…..
When she retired as head of the North Devon AONB, Linda Blanchard clearly had no intentions of disappearing from public life. Among other pursuits, she is a Trustee for the Museum of Barnstaple and North…Read more… -
England (especially North Devon), Naturally……..
Natural England's Mel Parket and Jo Traill Thompson gave Coastwise members a good overview of NE's work locally. Mel outlined some of NE's projects in the area :- – New Lundy Marine Management Plan; NE…Read more… -
The Med’s Not Dead…….
……by a long way, as demonstrated by Coastwise member Chris Mandy, who took Coastwise members away from the (sometimes !) cold water and limited visibility of North Devon's coast. Chris, long-time scuba diver and member…Read more… -
Migrant numbers in the news again…..
…..at Coastwise, with a masterly talk by resident ornithological expert Rob Jutsum. Rob concentrated on the many local estuary waders, but first gave a general overview of the reasons for migration, and the general areas…Read more… -
Hele meet again…..
……Some sunny day (unusual in early March), Coastwise members converged on Hele Bay. This was just one of three shore excursions in just one week during February’s low spring tides. The first, a…Read more… -
Citizen Caen…..
Not all Coastwise members come from Braunton, at the mouth of the River Caen, but there are quite a few ! The word "citizenship" might not be the first thing we'd associate with Coastwise, but…Read more…