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
Coastwise is making a splash…in marine education and mud !
North Devon is making a name for itself as a centre for marine awareness activities. The Marine Educator’s conference organized by the Biosphere Foundation on Tuesday 9th February was a great success. A full-house, 80 or so educators drawn
North Devon’s fishermen understand the need for marine conservation – John Butterwith, Chief Executive of the NDFA explains….
The Marine Act was passed on November and within a few weeks John Butterwith, Chief Executive of the North Devon Fishermen’s Association, talked to Coastwise on 26 November about the fishermen’s perspective on the Act and its impact on the
Shore Safari Guides : MarLIN comes to Coastwise………….
MarLIN is the Marine Biological Association’s Marine Life Information Network, based in Plymouth Coastwise has recently launched the new Shore Safari project with training sessions for Coastwise members by MarLIN marine officer, Jack Sewell. The project is funded by the