In a summer of uncertain weather we have been lucky so far with our public rock-pool rambles. Westward Ho! looked good in the July sunshine and we had plenty of interest from the public with the help of a dozen
The sun shone and a cooling breeze set the scene at Croyde and attracted an ideal number of guides and visitors for our first public rock-pooling of the season. Around 30 of us set off down the beach, a mix
A team from Combe Martin Museum & Coastwise surveyed the rocky shore life on Combe Martin Beach on 17th June. The poor overcast weather had deterred the public from joining us for a shore safari so we took the opportunity
Fremington Quay not only has a redundant rail station now acting as an excellent cafe, but a while ago came into existence at the boundary of two geological eras. Coastwise members walked round the shore past Fremington Pill and the
Barrel Jellfish. There have been reports of an invasion of the South West's shores by these large plankton (technically true), and here's one that made it up to the shore of the Gaia Reserve on the Taw Estuary, but no
Our annual visit away took us to Penzance this year to the shores of Mounts Bay, on 18 &19 April. Eighteen of us, under the expert and helpful guidance of Trudy Russell & Jason Birt, visited Battery Rocks, Penzance, and
Coastwise members have a keen interest in their environment and surroundings, particularly as it affects marine life and the coastal fringes. Doug Eltham, Principal Environmental Policy Officer at Devon County Council was therefore a very welcome visitor when he came
You may not know Benny the Tompot Blenny, but Paul Naylor does – very well. Paul is a top underwater photographer, who combines astonishing images and film sequences with a marine biologist's deep knowledge of his subject. He returned to
It's mid-February – snowdrops, early daffs….and the Coastwise annual birding pilgrimage to the Exe marshes. Ably organised and led by expert (evidently so, but hotly denied) John Broomhead, members took the train to Topsham and walked down to the RSPB
Coastwise members learned some very practical approaches to reducing their energy footprint from sustainability guru and local businessman Mukti Mitchell. Mukti told members about a life devoted to sustainability, influenced first by his parents, who ran the Resurgence magazine devoted
