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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Coastwise Graces Ilfracombe with a Visit…..
Being a popular outing, split shifts were the order of the day for our visit to Ilfracombe, half the group visiting the Aquarium, whilst the other half visited the Ilfracombe and North Devon Sub-Aqua Clubhouse…Read more… -
Talented Members Impress…….
The member's session is always excellent, and this year we had three very entertaining and informative topics. Sue Austin introduced us to the Blaschkas, father and son, who, in the 1870s, made models of marine…Read more… -
A Gulf in our knowledge…….
It helps to have members with good contacts, and this is how (Emeritus) Professor Harry Bryden of Southampton University came to be talking to Coastwise members about one important aspect of oceanography – the reason…Read more… -
Petroc of Wages…..
Kate Weld's objective is to get her Ecology students into paid employment when they graduate from their foundation degree in Animal Conservation. They do a lot of practical field work in their first year, prior…Read more… -
Building our local ship knowledge……
Peter Ferguson, an architect by training, gave very interested Coastwise members the benefit of the extensive knowledge of his real love, the history of ships and shipbuilding. Although Peter now lives in Somerset, he spent…Read more… -
More on MCZs…from the horses mouth
The very recent announcement of DEFRA's Tranche 2 MCZs including the Foreland Point to Westward Ho! coastal strip was very welcome, and Dr Rob Enever of Natural England gave Coastwise members some insight into NE's…Read more…