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
Downend beach is a lot clearer of rubbish after attention from a large Coastwise team….
It took just 2 hours for 26 volunteers (click here for picture) to collect 50 sacks of rubbish on Downend Beach, Croyde in Coastwise North Devon’s annual beach clean. Organiser Paula Ferris says “Downend’s rocks trap the litter and it
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) which is responsible for implementing the new Marine Bill is up and running…….
The MMO has just issued a "brochure" (Click Here to download in PDF form) which describes its role and objectives. These include acting as the marine planning authority, setting fisheries policy, creating conservation areas and enforcement of the marine space as
Press Release – Baroness Miller talks to Coastwise on the progress of the Marine Bill through Parliament
On Thursday (8th Jan) Baroness Miller spoke to a packed and enthusiastic audience of Coastwise members and invited guests in Barnstaple Library about the progress of the new Marine Bill through Parliament, and her work in helping to scrutinise the
Lords Marine Bill expert to speak
The successful Our Coast course will start the New Year with a very special session. Baroness Sue Miller, a member of the influential Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Draft Marine Bill, which has done much to strengthen it, will start
Foraging for fishy facts – recording oral history of the coast for DWT
Coastwise North Devon is a newly formed organisation which promotes knowledge, enthusiasm and care for our seas and coastline. Working in association with Devon Wildlife Trust we are launching an oral history project on Tuesday 21st October, at Ilfracombe Museum.
Latest Shore Thing survey – monitoring the local marine life
On 28th September a dozen members of Coastwise took part in monitoring the shore at Lee Bay, near Ilfracombe. They sampled the shore and counted the plants and animals from the upper to lower shore under the guidance of marine
Bucking the trend? An unusual limpet
Shore enthusiast Paula Ferris found a tiny, less that 1cm, Tortoiseshell Limpet at Lee in mid September, a first for her, and a very unusual sighting for the south of England. Normally it is found on northern coasts. Staff at