Author: coastwisend

Seaweed's boring…..just the stuff that clutters up the strand line ? Well, definitely not, for quite apart from creating magical rock pools and underwater forests, seaweed, with its 10000 species of which 650 appear in the UK, has a huge

Coastwise members spend much time poking around the local rock pools and countryside, so an overview of how the geology of our singular coast came to be is of much interest. Local geologist Margaret Sutcliffe gave members a 4-dimensional view

Television's Campervan Cook Martin Dorey knows a lot about beaches as a keen surfer and al fresco cook. He's also passionate – an over-used word these days, but quite justifed here – about the plastic flotsam and jetsam that plagues

Lee Bay saw the last of the summer outdoor programme for Coastwise members, with the second MarLIN Shore Thing survey of the year. Weather at this time of year is always a gamble, and for 12 stalwart members it averaged

Beautiful weather greeted a strong Coastwise contingent at Hele Bay for what will probably be the last of the summer events. There was an exceptionally low tide of 0.2m, and the extensive kelp beds were revealed.Disappointingly there was a lot

The August Newsletter has a Victorian theme, with Coastwise contributing to the Ilfracombe festival and celebrating the naturalists of the era, such as Gosse. There's also items about our visits to Falmouth and the Plymouth SW Ecosystems Conference, two microscope

Lightbulbs, Tortoiseshells, Wart Weed and snails painted pink all featured in our excellent survey tally of 101 species at Lee Bay on 15th July.   The weather was perfect, sunny with little wind, and ensured a good turnout of about

On 28th May we returned to Barricane for the first time after September’s successful bioblitz to put the data gathered then to use. Using forms pre-printed with the commoner seaweeds & animals found  during the blitz, we undertook a walk-over