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 only just 2017, but see the Spring Programme……
The days have only been lengthening for 9 days, but already we're looking forward to Spring and Summer. For the Spring programme of meetings, click on the link in "Talks Series and Outside Events" (R,…Read more…
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A glassy stare from a marine animal…..
Coastwise concluded its Autumn programme with the Annual General Meeting, and a follow-up to Sue Austin's fascinating talk about the "rediscovery" of the Blaschka lampworked-glass marine models; models so lifelike and accurate that they were…Read more… -
Built in Barnstaple, Part II………
Local historian Peter Ferguson returned to Coastwise to conclude his fascinating account of shipbuilding in Barnstaple. Peter based his talk on a variety of old prints and photos depicting the shipyards along the Strand, at…Read more… -
Coastwise finds a way…..
……round the world of maps. Local outdoor enthusiast and mapmaker Mike Harrison showed members how he produces his maps – yes, actually creates content overlaid with specialist software on a pre-copyright Ordnance Survey base. His…Read more…
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Differences Down Under……….
Coastwise member Jay Nicholson spends some of the winter months each year in Australia to make sure his grandchildren know who he and his wife are, as his daughter and her husband decided oddly some…Read more… -
Algae have always been with us, or nearly……..
An old friend of Coastwise, John Hudson, took members through the life of algae from their appearance over 3Bn years ago to their many uses curently, including as an important foodstuff. They cover a huge…Read more…