Natural England's Mel Parket and Jo Traill Thompson gave Coastwise members a good overview of NE's work locally. Mel outlined some of NE's projects in the area :- – New Lundy Marine Management Plan; NE like everyone else is hampered
……by a long way, as demonstrated by Coastwise member Chris Mandy, who took Coastwise members away from the (sometimes !) cold water and limited visibility of North Devon's coast. Chris, long-time scuba diver and member of the Ilfracombe and North
…..at Coastwise, with a masterly talk by resident ornithological expert Rob Jutsum. Rob concentrated on the many local estuary waders, but first gave a general overview of the reasons for migration, and the general areas moved between. Bird movements tend
……Some sunny day (unusual in early March), Coastwise members converged on Hele Bay. This was just one of three shore excursions in just one week during February’s low spring tides. The first, a Coastwiser shore census led by
Not all Coastwise members come from Braunton, at the mouth of the River Caen, but there are quite a few ! The word "citizenship" might not be the first thing we'd associate with Coastwise, but Pamela Buchan, of Exeter University's
For the past couple of years, Coastwise has held a photographic competition, and it has become clear that members have a vast range of lovely pictures of all sorts. So this year a complete session was devoted to member's photos,
The AONB is taking a new approach to its North Devon area, with much more focus on seascape and the coast, and it is undertaking a project to assess the coastal character changes since its inception in 1960. The methodology
The North Devon Biosphere Reserve's Estuary Project addressess directly the link between farming effluents and river, estuary and sea pollution. Kate Hind has been working with local farmers to address a range of farming pollutants including animals wading in watercourses,
Old friend of Coastwise, and author of 'Great British Marine Animals' and 'Benny the Blenny's Shallow Sea Adventure', Paul Naylor gave members another fascinating insight into some of the strange things that happen underwater and in a rockpool. Paul, "a
A dozen Coastwise members had an enjoyable mid-January visit to RSPB Isley Marsh Reserve organised by John Broomhead and Rob Jutsum. The weather was ideal, dull but calm and dry, when the birds, though not very numerous, showed well.
