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 has been busy – see the Newsletter……
There’s lots in the Spring Newsletter, including all about our BioBlitz at Woolacombe on 7th SeptemberRead more…
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Conchological conundrums clarified………….
On 28 February Coastwise members heard a masterly talk by Bas Payne, a member and Programme Secretary of the Conchological Society, disarmingly titled ‘There’s more to molluscs than meets the eye…’ For many of us,…Read more…
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Pioneering nature photography……..
We’ve all tried to take good pictures of the wildlife that we see, but people have been doing this for over a century, and at the Coastwise meeting on 21 February, Jim Monroe gave us…Read more…
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Cleaner estuaries and coasts start with good land usage………….
Tom Hynes is the Landscape and Biodiversity Officer for the UNESCO North Devon’s Biosphere Reserve. Tom’s talk, illustrated by informative slides, focussed on actions taken to mitigate challenges to pollution and biodiversity in the North…Read more…
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Coastwise finds its Niche……and there’s a barnacle in it !
On 31 January Coastwise welcomed one of its long-standing friends, Pip Jollands. Many Coastwise members know Pip from the ‘Shore Thing’ survey programme, where she helps everyone involved identify their finds on the beaches of…Read more…
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Our (wooden) ships come in….as explained by John Bradbeer
John Bradbeer is professionally a geographer, and a keen amateur historian. He traced his interest in North Devon’s historic sailing ships to his father, whose job had required him to receive port dues from the…Read more…