……………….with Mags Ashton, an expert SCUBA diver and photographer, and an old friend of Coastwise. Mags talked members through her usual dazzling pictures of marine life from a number of wrecks and reefs offshore North Devon, such as off Big
……..as it launches its latest ambitious programme of talks and activities about the coast and its wildlife on 12 October, in Barnstaple Library, with exceptional photographs from diver Maggs Ashton, including the rare Sunset Cup Coral at Lundy. This is
The Autumn Programmes starts on October 12th at the Barnstaple Library, with Maggs Ashton from the Ilfracombe Sub-Aqua Club, talking about North Devon below the waves. Maggs is an experienced and knowledgeable underwater photographer, producing beautiful pictures of our marine
…………..was lovely in sunshire and warm weather on 4th August, for the very low tide. There was an excellent turnout of Coastwise members, with more knowledgeable members sharing their expertise. See the Programme downloads on the R of the page
………which hosted the first Coastwise microscope workshop of the year on 4th May. These popular events allow members to see the marine life that isn't visible to the naked eye – generally a magnification of only 40X is needed to
…………..or nearly, anyway, but the Coastwise Summer Programmes of shore visits, coastal walks, microscope workshops and surveys definitely is. See 'Talks Series and Outdoor Events' on the right for downloads.
……….especially around Braunton (although we know this applies everywhere !) was the message to Coastwise members from Jess Giblett, the newly-appointed Coordinator of the Connect 2 Nature Project based at Braunton Countryside Centre. The project is HLF and Powervault funded,
……is the objective of new venture Algapelago (www.algapelago.com), which is aiming to turn Bideford Bay into a productive seaweed farm. Seaweed is increasingly becoming recognised as a major resource, not just for its contents, used for food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics,
………in one way or another, as Jack Middleton of the Southwest Rivers Trust told Coastwise members. The Trust, which has an office at Launceston, but with many staff working from elsewhere, has groups for river management, land management, evidence and
….not at all ! In fact it's Professor Malcolm Hart's title of a very interesting talk on his work about how these cephalopods (Artist's impression R, 2nd from top) from approximately 160MYA have been found and are being related to
