There’s lots in the Spring Newsletter, including all about our BioBlitz at Woolacombe on 7th September
Conchological conundrums clarified………….
On 28 February Coastwise members heard a masterly talk by Bas Payne, a member and Programme Secretary of the Conchological Society, disarmingly titled ‘There’s more to molluscs than meets the eye…’ For many of us, our eyes were opened for
Pioneering nature photography……..
We’ve all tried to take good pictures of the wildlife that we see, but people have been doing this for over a century, and at the Coastwise meeting on 21 February, Jim Monroe gave us the fascinating history of ‘Pioneers
Cleaner estuaries and coasts start with good land usage………….
Tom Hynes is the Landscape and Biodiversity Officer for the UNESCO North Devon’s Biosphere Reserve. Tom’s talk, illustrated by informative slides, focussed on actions taken to mitigate challenges to pollution and biodiversity in the North Devon Biosphere’s catchment area: specifically
Coastwise finds its Niche……and there’s a barnacle in it !
On 31 January Coastwise welcomed one of its long-standing friends, Pip Jollands. Many Coastwise members know Pip from the ‘Shore Thing’ survey programme, where she helps everyone involved identify their finds on the beaches of Lee Bay and Abbotsham –
Our (wooden) ships come in….as explained by John Bradbeer
John Bradbeer is professionally a geographer, and a keen amateur historian. He traced his interest in North Devon’s historic sailing ships to his father, whose job had required him to receive port dues from the last of the Barnstaple port
Low Water on the Rocky Coast is Life-Changing…..
Dr Keith Hiscock, an old friend of Coastwise, returned to begin our new season with a superb talk on ‘Low water, the life-changing divide?‘ The title reflected not only the different forms of life that occur on various parts of
Waves and Mermaid’s Tears – thought provoking stuff at Coastwise…..
Coastwise member and geologist Paul Madgett concluded the autumn programme in fine style with a talk on ‘Waves – shapers of the shore’. Paul, with his retired-lecturer’s lucidity, explained how waves originate, speaking of the roles of the earth’s rotation,
Marine Protected Areas….a Natural England expert’s overview
On Thursday 22 November Coastwise welcomed Dr Jen Ashworth, Principal Environmental Specialist Marine Evidence at Natural England. We were very lucky to have Dr Ashworth, but fortunately she is the daughter of a Coastwise member and was equal to the
Coastwise Spring Series of Talks Announced……….
Although the Autumn series of talks is still in progress, you can look forward to longer days and download the Spring programme. We’ve got lots of interest, from marine biology with the MBA’s Keith Hiscock to history, in the the