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

Icebergs seen in North Devon Recently……….
Andy Torbet is an all-action hero who dives, climbs, and parachutes; he’s therefore an ideal person to have as support on a BBC-filmed expedition to investigate the glaciology of Greenland. Coastwise members received from Andy…
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John Walters knows some disgusting insects…..
John Walters is a naturalist, artist and author based in South-West Dartmoor. He’s talked to us before and received a great reception, so there was no hesitation in asking him back with a new topic…
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Sue’s Seals Steal the Scene….
When you greet your partner or an old friend, you may give them a kiss…..unless you happen to be a seal, when you will smell their ears ! This was one of the strange…
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Marine Conservation with the Devon and Severn IFCA…..
She may have kept the best for last (measuring a snail’s sexy bits) but Sara Clark’s talk was just as interesting throughout. As Principal Environment Officer for Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority,…
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Clocking Hockings………….
Hockings ice cream has been an integral part of beach trips for so many Coastwise members that we invited Geoff Hocking to come and tell us the story of his family’s ice cream business in…
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Montagu – much more than just a Harrier and a Blenny……..
Despite giving his name to the Montagu’s Harrier, sundry molluscs and marine animals, including the charming Montagu’s Blenny, the work of naturalist George Montagu (1753-1815), much admired by his nineteenth century peers, is largely overlooked…
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