The 2017 member's session yielded its usual rich harvest of talent and inspiration. Cat Oliver, AONB Coastal Creatures Project Officer, gave a harrowing account of trying to live plastic-free for a month. Because of the near-universal use of plastic packaging
Cat Oliver, local AONB project officer, is not one to shirk a challenge, and she addressed the problem of summarising the huge range of the current AONB Coastal Creatures Project. This is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and covers
It pays dividends to be a diver with a small camera in a case waterproof to 50m, and not too bothered about all the paraphernalia of big cameras, multiple flash guns, exposures, white balance etc. etc. etc. Chris Mandry of
Coastwise members between them see quite a lot of marine fauna and algae, but scuba diver Mags Ashton sees it much better….and photographs it brilliantly, giving members a real visual feast. When not diving into a spreadsheet, accountant and keen
Paula Ferris reports from the recent MBA Crab Workshop at Lee Bay – Crabs have a lot going for them. Everyone loves them, especially children – right. There are not many species on our shore so it is easy to
Marine enthusiast and educator Heather Buttivant is a shining example of what she preaches – "you can teach yourself". As a self-taught marine expert she received no formal biological education, having, in her own words ‘looked into the biology lab
When Augustus M Toplady composed the hymn, he wasn't necessarily thinking of Lundy. However, Coastwise most members love the island, and Dr Stan Coats gave them a detailed history of its granite from its genesis about 58M years ago, to
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 significant proportion of the UK’s
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 AONB's Coastal Creatures project on
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 and determination made sure we
