…..in Coastwise's member's session. These always provides a good variety, but the latest was really eclectic. Stan explained how his curiosity about the composition of sand led to an investigation of local foraminifera, or the tiny cases, or tests, of
One of Dr Tara Hooper's slides in her talk to Coastwise showed a yellow and black box carrying the message "Warning – Abbreviations and Jargon Ahead". Members need not have worried, because although this is indeed an area full of
Naturalist and photographer Martin Batt bailed out of a career in banking consultancy and environmental consultancy. After work with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust he became the project manager for the Living Islands Initiative, whose objective was to test the economic
The Cephalobod in question is John Rundle (Top R, being attacked by a balloon model), now retired from the Marine Biological Association where he was for many years Head Aquarist, and expert on Cephalopodes, i.e. squid, octopus, nautilus and cuttlefish.
The Coastwise August 2018 Newsletter is out – a tribute to Paula Ferris' journalistic skills. This has been a busy year and with the help of the AONB's Coastal Creatures Project there have been Shore Safaris, Surveys, Microscope Workshops and
A local historian gave Coastwise members a comprehensive overview of Bideford’s marine connections, starting with a survey of the estuary with its two ‘pills’, or side valleys. Peter Christie has a long history of civic service to Bideford, in a
On Friday Coastwise members attended a microscope workshop, using Ilfracombe Dive Club's excellent clubhouse in Ropery Row.6 It's very convenient for specimen collection on Cheyne Beach, and the covered snooker table makes an excellent surface for up to 12 microscopes.
Simon Dart of the Environment Agency made time out of a busy schedule to give Coastwise members a really interesting overview of flood management in North Devon. A necessary preamble to looking at individual areas in the region is understanding
Poking around on beaches has been the obsession (her word !) of Gudrun Limbrick, who runs the Beach Stuff blog and website (www.beachstuff.uk). Despite the Scandinavian name, she was brought up in Birmingham by local parents, who overcame the disadvantage
On 9 November Imogen Napper gave us an outstanding talk entitled Fantastic Plastic? about plastic pollution in the sea, particularly microplastics. . As a PhD student in Professor Richard Thompsons’ Plymouth University research team she has played a key part
