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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Riverwoods – a Complete Environmental Problem
For the first Library meeting of the Autumn Programme, Adrian Bryant introduced this fim to Coastwise members; it encapsulates the issue for which the sympton is the decline of Atlantic Salmon running up to their…Read more… -
Summer Programme Yields Gold Cup….
The Coastwise Summer programme of events and surveys is in progress and continues until October 25th, with night rockpooling at Westward Ho!. One highlight so far was the 23rd Aug visit to Cheyne with wetsuits…Read more… -
Our March Member’s Session …..
…..showed the range of interests of members, from Paula Ferris' videos of microscopic marine life, to Jay Nicholson's trip to the South Atlantic to see Penguins, and to citizen science contribution to national databases. Traditionally…Read more… -
Protecting the Marine Environment…..
…………is one of Coastwise's key interests, and Carli Cocciardi, DWT's new(ish) Marine Nature Recovery Officer, explained to members why she became interested in this marine policy field, and how she aims to put it into…Read more… -
Bideford and River Torridge Heritage Harbour…..
…………..as a going concern is gaining momentum, according to Mike Teare, of the Way of the Wharves and Bideford and Torridge Heritage Harbour. BTHH comprises a number of areas of interest reflecting the long history…Read more… -
Invaders, but not from another planet………….
…………are monitored by the Marine Biological Association to assess the speed and extent of travel and the likely effect on the local environmet. John Bishop and Chris wood are the core of the team which…Read more…