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

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) which is responsible for implementing the new Marine Bill is up and running…….
The MMO has just issued a "brochure" (Click Here to download in PDF form) which describes its role and objectives. These include acting as the marine planning authority, setting fisheries policy, creating conservation areas and enforcement…
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Press Release – Baroness Miller talks to Coastwise on the progress of the Marine Bill through Parliament
On Thursday (8th Jan) Baroness Miller spoke to a packed and enthusiastic audience of Coastwise members and invited guests in Barnstaple Library about the progress of the new Marine Bill through Parliament, and her work…
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Lords Marine Bill expert to speak
The successful Our Coast course will start the New Year with a very special session. Baroness Sue Miller, a member of the influential Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Draft Marine Bill, which has done much…
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Foraging for fishy facts – recording oral history of the coast for DWT
Coastwise North Devon is a newly formed organisation which promotes knowledge, enthusiasm and care for our seas and coastline. Working in association with Devon Wildlife Trust we are launching an oral history project on Tuesday…
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Latest Shore Thing survey – monitoring the local marine life
On 28th September a dozen members of Coastwise took part in monitoring the shore at Lee Bay, near Ilfracombe. They sampled the shore and counted the plants and animals from the upper to lower shore…
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Bucking the trend? An unusual limpet
Shore enthusiast Paula Ferris found a tiny, less that 1cm, Tortoiseshell Limpet at Lee in mid September, a first for her, and a very unusual sighting for the south of England. Normally it is found…
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