Coastwise members form an influential part of the North Devon Biosphere Reserve’s Marine Working Group, which is developing proposals for MCZs as part of the new Marine Bill. The press release featured in the North Devon Journal of 29th July
When Counting Counts………..
During July Coastwise members took to the shore equipped with lines and quadrats to count plants and animals under the expert guidance of Pip Jollands from the Hallsannery Centre. For the fourth year running they were taking part in “Shore
Small and Beautiful
A bright green sea slug with iridescent blue spots should be easy to see in a rock-pool, but it is not and it took Malcolm Robert’s keen eye to spot one during the Coastwise visit to Croyde for Paul Madgett’s
Coastwise works with the National Trust and Woolacombe School……
Recently four Coastwise volunteers joined up with National trust wardens Jonathan Fairhurst and Jemma Lowin to host a Rockpool Ramble for 60 children on Barricane Beach. The year 2 and year 3 pupils of Woolacombe School (Click for pic), accompanied
Marine Biological Association’s Bioblitz at Mothecombe
The MBA’s Bioblitz – Coastwise was there and got the T-shirt ! Eight Coastwise members took part in the MBA’s Bioblitz at Mothecombe, South Devon on 11/12 June ….and got the T shirt to find that it sported our logo
Life on the Shore is Hotting Up – learn how on a Shore Safari
Life is hotting up on the shore and the animals you find there have interesting ways of coping. Just how interesting in this mating season is one of the things you will learn on the Coastwise North Devon shore safari
Saunton Saunter – beach surveys start
The third year of Coastwise beach profiling got under way on 28th May with a visit a couple of hours ahead of the low tide, 1.3m, to Saunton led by Paula Ferris. She reports “Half a dozen of us
Coastwise helps at the AONB Combe Martin Discovery Day……….
The Discovery Day was held on a sunny Saturday in May, with a number of organisations taking part in this 50th year of AONB. The focus was on the discovery of life on the seashore, and this was carried out
Shore Safaris Start Successfully !
On 14th April Coastwise ran its first public Shore Safari. It was a great start to a summer of events, and despite a grey and cool day at Barricane, over 25 members of the public turned up and enthusiastically enjoyed
Coastwise Helps Biosphere Clean Beaches
Coastwise North Devon held its annual Downend Beach Clean (click link for picture) early this year as part of the Biosphere’s Big Beach Clean Weekend, on 21st March. We were joined by members of Croyde Surf Club and Surf South