……..according to Dr Paul Naylor, an old fried of Coastwise, who gave a talk to members on Fascinating Marine Animals, the challenges they face, and interesting behaviour. Paul is a marine biologist and very accomplished underwater photographer, who lives in
Dr Luiza Borges gave us the first ever Zoom talk from mainland Europe on 'boring marine organisms'. Most of us have seen 'shipworm' holes in driftwood without understanding why they were there. Only a few will know they are caused
…….don't deter serious rockpoolers, said Heather Buttivant, an old friend of Coastwise, as she stiffened members' backbones and inspired them to get out despite the season. Heather's message was simple; winter's still a great time to get out and look
…………….according to Sam Hallam, who's researching oceanic trends that influence climate at Southampton University, with support from Spitfire, Southampton Partnership for Innovative Training of Future Investigators Researching the Environment (I wonder how many PhDs it took to think that acronym
Bev Phillips gave a very animated talk on Dynamic Dunescapes, and described her work on Braunton Burrows. These are one of the best dune systems in the UK and along with Croyde and Woolacombe are the focus of the Devon
Mike Puleston, from The Shores of South Devon, highlights some of his favourite images of marine organisms from the inter-tidal zone of the county's well known rock and sand beaches. Mike gave a fascinating talk on his intertidal marine
…..is the (very) cautiously optimistic picture that Jonathon Porritt gave to Coastwises members, while talking about his new book. He outlined the familiar picture of frozen arctic sediments melting and releasing methane, accellerating climate change, a growing gap between reality
……………(tectonic plates, that is) has been happening since early in the formation of the Earth, and has been a major factor in what we now see in the Devon Landscape. Professor Malcolm Hart, of the Plymouth University Dept of Geological
…….with Dr Rob Stoneman and Rewilding Europe. Rewilding the landscape is a topic which is gaining traction, based on the pioneering work of John Muir in the USA, and given an impetus in the UK recently by Isabella Tree's account
…..shown by Coastwise members is remarkable, and exemplified by the Autumn Programmme's opening meeting. This featured two talks by members. Firstly, Martin Corfe illustrated various fascinating and evocative aspects of local history with Dorothy Beera's slides of life along the
