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

Wind Power to summer Shore Safari trips – the Newsletter has it all !
The Spring 2011 Newsletter is available for download here. There’s lot of interesting stuff about what we’ve been doing, and, more importantly, where we’re going this summer. There’s a really full summer programme of activities,…
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Seasearch finds Coastwise……..!
There’s a completely different perspective on the marine world available to divers, and Sally Sharrock from Seasearch Devon came all the way from Plymouth and gave Coastwise members a window on this fascinating and colourful…
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Coast beats the BBC ! Read on………….
Underwater cameraman Doug Anderson, recently shared with us (click here for story/pic) some of his amazing experiences filming for the BBC’s Frozen Planet series, to be screened in the autumn. We saw film clips and…
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Coastwise does birds, as well…………..!
To reflect the interest in terrestrial as well as marine natural history, Coastwise has been running more activities including birding trips. The latest (for report and picture, click here) was on February 8th along the…
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Oral History of North Devon’s coastal communities……
Coastwise North Devon’s opening meeting of the spring session concentrated on introducing our activities to new members. Among the reports on Shore Safaris, microscopy, Marine Conservation Zones and birding was an update on the highly…
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It’s 2011 and the latest Newsletter’s here……!
Coastwise is a lot more than a series of talks. The Winter 2011 Newsletter outlines how to get involved with some of the other activities, including how to go microscopic with microscopes, go macroscopic with…
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