Coastwise members learned some very practical approaches to reducing their energy footprint from sustainability guru and local businessman Mukti Mitchell. Mukti told members about a life devoted to sustainability, influenced first by his parents, who ran the Resurgence magazine devoted
Framing water quality……
Andy Bell, Manager of North Devon's Biosphere, stepped in to the breach when the speaker from the Environment Agency was unable to attend. However, this was no second-rate imitation, as Andy has a deep knowledge of the area, the Water
Art can be really earthy…..
Peter Ward is an artist with a keen interest in the locality and its geological origins, and he gave a hugely informative and entertaining talk to Coastwise members. One definition of art lies around the understanding of nature and its
It’s grim and cold outside, but there’s a Newsletter….
Relive the warm days of 2014 and look forward to the same in 2015. Download the Newsletter here
See weed for what it really is…..
Seaweed's boring…..just the stuff that clutters up the strand line ? Well, definitely not, for quite apart from creating magical rock pools and underwater forests, seaweed, with its 10000 species of which 650 appear in the UK, has a huge
Spring 2015 Programme Starts…….
The Spring 2015 talks programme starts on 15 January…….click here to download it
400M Years in an Hour
Coastwise members spend much time poking around the local rock pools and countryside, so an overview of how the geology of our singular coast came to be is of much interest. Local geologist Margaret Sutcliffe gave members a 4-dimensional view
The Campervan Cook says “just 2 minutes…..”
Television's Campervan Cook Martin Dorey knows a lot about beaches as a keen surfer and al fresco cook. He's also passionate – an over-used word these days, but quite justifed here – about the plastic flotsam and jetsam that plagues
A Thing about Shores……..
Lee Bay saw the last of the summer outdoor programme for Coastwise members, with the second MarLIN Shore Thing survey of the year. Weather at this time of year is always a gamble, and for 12 stalwart members it averaged
Last Hurrah at Hele !
Beautiful weather greeted a strong Coastwise contingent at Hele Bay for what will probably be the last of the summer events. There was an exceptionally low tide of 0.2m, and the extensive kelp beds were revealed.Disappointingly there was a lot