On Thursday 1st Oct, Coastwise members listened to a fascinating talk by Warren Collum, the curator of the Bideford Gallery on painting wildlife direct from nature. This was the first meeting of the Autumn programme. The Gallery has been running
Many Coastwise members were in the audience at a showing of “The End of the Line” at the Plough at Torrington
At the instigation of Coastwise North Devon member Jay Nicholson, The Plough showed Charles Clover’s film about the plight of world fish stocks, The End of the Line, on Thursday 24th September. The audience included about 30 Coastwise members, and
The Coastwise Oral History Project is being prepared for this website…..
Over 30 hours of oral history inteviews have been taped and, over the next 6 months will be edited into smaller sections, based on topics, locations, and easily downloadable size. Coastwise member Jill Portsmouth has been instrumental in running the
Barricane Beach was surveyed by Coastwise and British Naturalist’s Trust members…..
On 20th September members of Coastwise and the British Naturalist’s Trust visited Barricane Beach to update the species survey. Among the many specimens noted were a Conger Eel, a young Lobster, and a Brittle Star.
Coastwise members visited the National Marine Aquarium………
On 10th September, 33 Coastwise members visited the National Marine Aquarium, which is situated next to Sutton Dock in Plymouth. We travelled very comfortably by coach, and had the additional benefit of fantastic weather that allowed a pleasant look round
Coastwise launches the Autumn Programme……..
Award-winning Coastwise launches a super new autumn programme with a display in Barnstaple Library , 15 – 22 August. The photograph shows Paula Ferris putting the finishing touches to the display of 48 photographs, mainly by Rob Jutsum, of North
Tunnels is tops – the Victorians knew what they were doing !
On 24th July, 11 Coastwise members had a great time at Tunnels Beach doing a 2009 update of the marine life for the Beach Survey on the website. In spite of a slightly iffy weather forecast, the sun shone on
Coastwise has received two awards for its activities from the North Devon Conservation Society……..
Coastwise North Devon has been awarded two prestigious awards by the North Devon Conservation Society for work on coastal education, conservation, research and campaigning for the marine environment: The President’s Shield, and the North Devon AONB Coastal Award for the
It’s going to be a long, hot summer (or so they say), so spend some of it on the beach……..
We have a programme of beach visits to make the most of the summer and update our beach surveys (to see them, click on the beach profiles page in the menu for a summary and downloadable PDF files). There’s a wide
Shores come alive in time for World Oceans Day…………
Lee WI cares about their beach and regularly clears it of litter. When members decided they wanted to know more about the shore and the wildlife that lived there, Coastwise was happy to offer a guided tour to the geology