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

  • Sue Sayer (left) and Kate Hockley V L Seal the Marine Mammals around us…..
    Sue Sayer (top L with colleague Kate Hockley) of the Cornwall Seal Group opened the Coastwise Autumn session with the ever-popular topic of seals. The south west is fortunate in its seals, home to a…
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  • DSC_6169_247 Many Anemones……..
    Dr Keith Hiscock, Marine Biological Association Associate ("…..it means I'm retired but the MBA still thinks I may be useful to it……"), was the tutor for an Anemone Workshop organised by Cat Oliver of the…
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  • p1050496 Crawling around with Crabs at Croyde……
    Our Croyde shore safaris are always popular.  This time we had chosen the sunniest day of the week attracting about 70 visitors.  Mainly visiting families, they included  plenty of enthusiastically inquisitive youngsters whose sharp eyes…
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  • p7270004 A Hele Success Story…..
    The showers held off long enough to make our fourth public summer shore safari, organised by Marjorie Heath, enjoyable for the 40 or so who joined us at Hele Bay on 27th July. Crabs and…
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  • DSC_4323 Gluttons for Punishment – another BioBlitz…….
    After the huge successes of previous BioBlitzes at Woolacombe and Croyde, Coastwise is helping the Marine Biological Association (MBA) and the North Devon Coastal AONB to run one at Lee Bay on 22nd and 23rd…
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  • sagartia troglodytes June 2017 Mic Workshop Looking at Secret Lives…..
    …….under the microscope at a Coastwise Microscope Workshop. A Coastwise Microscope workshop was held at Ilfracombe Dive Club on 23 June for 20 members of Coastwise and other organisations. Star of the show was a…
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