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Warm feelings about Devon…..

Warm feelings about Devon…..

Coastwise members have a keen interest in their environment and surroundings, particularly as it affects marine life and the coastal fringes. Doug Eltham, Principal Environmental Policy Officer at Devon County Council was therefore a very welcome visitor when he came

coastwisend 7 March 201523 October 2024 Read more

Intriguing behaviour………

Intriguing behaviour………

You may not know Benny the Tompot Blenny, but Paul Naylor does – very well. Paul is a top underwater photographer, who combines astonishing images and film sequences with a marine biologist's deep knowledge of his subject. He returned to

coastwisend 27 February 201523 October 2024 Read more

Exe-Rated Birding……

Exe-Rated Birding……

It's mid-February – snowdrops, early daffs….and the Coastwise annual birding pilgrimage to the Exe marshes. Ably organised and led by expert (evidently so, but hotly denied) John Broomhead, members took the train to Topsham and walked down to the RSPB

coastwisend 12 February 201523 October 2024 Read more

Eco-Warrior encounters no opposition at Coastwise…..

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

coastwisend 12 February 201523 October 2024 Read more

Framing water quality……

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

coastwisend 7 February 201523 October 2024 Read more

Art can be really earthy…..

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

coastwisend 31 January 201523 October 2024 Read more

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

coastwisend 31 January 201523 October 2024 Read more

See weed for what it really is…..

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

coastwisend 17 January 201523 October 2024 Read more

Spring 2015 Programme Starts…….

The Spring 2015 talks programme starts on 15 January…….click here to download it

coastwisend 7 January 201523 October 2024 Read more

400M Years in an Hour

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

coastwisend 26 November 201423 October 2024 Read more
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