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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Summer’s Here !………..
…………..or nearly, anyway, but the Coastwise Summer Programmes of shore visits, coastal walks, microscope workshops and surveys definitely is. See 'Talks Series and Outdoor Events' on the right for downloads.Read more… -
Your Countryside needs YOU……..
……….especially around Braunton (although we know this applies everywhere !) was the message to Coastwise members from Jess Giblett, the newly-appointed Coordinator of the Connect 2 Nature Project based at Braunton Countryside Centre. The project…Read more… -
Farming without any land……
……is the objective of new venture Algapelago (www.algapelago.com), which is aiming to turn Bideford Bay into a productive seaweed farm. Seaweed is increasingly becoming recognised as a major resource, not just for its contents, used…Read more… -
Water Quality affects everybody…..
………in one way or another, as Jack Middleton of the Southwest Rivers Trust told Coastwise members. The Trust, which has an office at Launceston, but with many staff working from elsewhere, has groups for river…Read more… -
Jurassic Calamari – A Trendy New Fish Restaurant……..?
….not at all ! In fact it's Professor Malcolm Hart's title of a very interesting talk on his work about how these cephalopods (Artist's impression R, 2nd from top) from approximately 160MYA have been found…Read more… -
Maritime Museum Records Raided…..
……………by volunteer Martin Corfe to reveal local artist V C Boyle's paintings and writings. Martin has trawled North Devon Maritime Museum's archives to find all existing items of the Bideford-born artist's work. Martin has been…Read more…