To reflect the interest in terrestrial as well as marine natural history, Coastwise has been running more activities including birding trips. The latest (for report and picture, click here) was on February 8th along the Taw estuary, and was a
Oral History of North Devon’s coastal communities……
Coastwise North Devon’s opening meeting of the spring session concentrated on introducing our activities to new members. Among the reports on Shore Safaris, microscopy, Marine Conservation Zones and birding was an update on the highly successful Oral History project with
It’s 2011 and the latest Newsletter’s here……!
Coastwise is a lot more than a series of talks. The Winter 2011 Newsletter outlines how to get involved with some of the other activities, including how to go microscopic with microscopes, go macroscopic with MCZs, and simply be happy
NEW ! – Spring Programme – including talks by national media figures……..
Coastwise North Devon is recruiting members for a brand new weekly Our Coast course which starts at 9.45 am on 13th January in Barnstaple Library. Heading the line up of speakers are two from the media world. Doug Anderson, a
AGM…not as boring as it sounds !
At our AGM on 2nd Dec the Co-Chairs’ Report was presented. Read about our leading roles in defining North Devon’s Marine Conservation Zones, the success of the Shore Safari programme, our shore research activities such as plankton and organisms in
Graduates…come to Coastwise free !
Up to half a dozen free places for recent graduates with relevant interests are on offer for Coastwise North Devon’s Our Coast course which starts on 7th October, and is currently the subject of a display in Barnstaple Library.
It’s nearly Autumn….and the start of the Coastwise course of meetings and talks
As the summer comes to an end, we’re looking forward to meeting old and new members in the Autumn programme. We’ve had a very successful and interesting year, with an unprecedented level of Shore Safari beach events, beach surveys, and
Coastwise leads on Marine Conservation Zones…..
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