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
Making its mark already.
Coastwise North Devon is already having an impact, within months of its formation. Local organisations have given the initiative a warm welcome, and collaborations are underway with input into Devon Wildlife Trust’s Living Seas project now being planned, and representation