About Wales Coast Explorer
Become a Wales Coast Explorer, with the coastline in your pocket. The Wales Coast Explorer | Crwydro Arfordir Cymru is your go-to FREE app for exploring the whole Welsh coastline – from estuary to ocean, beach to clifftop.
Become a Wales Coast Explorer, with the coastline in your pocket.
The Wales Coast Explorer | Crwydro Arfordir Cymru is your go-to FREE app for exploring the whole Welsh coastline – from estuary to ocean, beach to clifftop.
Whether visiting or living locally, use the Wales Coast Explorer to plan your trip, enjoy the wildlife and landscapes and learn how to protect them.
Features:
Marine Codes of Conduct
Equip yourself with the knowledge you need to enjoy the coastline responsibly – including exclusion zone maps, voluntary codes of conduct, and push notifications for sensitive habitats
Wildlife Identification
Your handy pocket guide to identifying the wildlife you are likely to see while out and about on the Welsh coast, estuaries and seas
Wildlife Facts
Learn about the amazing wildlife around the coastline of Wales – from seabirds to seals, dolphins to anemones, creepy crawlies to plants!
Report a Sighting
Share photos and locations of your wildlife sightings, and contribute towards the body of knowledge collected by your local Biodiversity Information Centre
Maritime Archaeology
NEW for 2022! Use our handy map to discover archaeological sites along the Welsh coast – including shipwrecks, promontory forts, ancient forests and other fascinating sites.
Report an Archaeological site!
As tides wash out and sands shift, old sites of interest can be exposed. Archaeologists at the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales https://rcahmw.gov.uk/ are looking for YOUR help to record the condition of these sites. Submit your photos and sightings via the App!
Invasive Species
Spotted something that shouldn’t be there? Get to know the Invasive Non Native Species (INNS) for your area and support your local Biodiversity Information Centre by reporting your sighting through the App
Fully bilingual
The Wales Coast Explorer | Crwydro Arfordir Cymru is a fully bilingual App – just set your preference to English or Welsh within the App
Tide Tables
Never be caught out by the tide – use the accurate tide tables on the App to plan your trip (currently only available in Pembrokeshire)
Geology and Industry
Find sites showcasing the geology and industry of your area (currently only available in Pembrokeshire)
Restriction Alerts
By enabling background location mode, receive push notifications to agreed access restrictions that have been drawn up by conservation organisations and coastal users. These have been agreed to preserve and protect the marine wildlife, including the following access restriction zones:
• Seabirds nesting
• Seal area
• Priority to wildlife
• Slow: Minimum speed
• Harbour
• Ministry of Defence area
• Extreme Caution: Porpoise area
Plan ahead – Keep your distance – Reduce speed and sound
Wildlife Safari
• Explore regions
• View walking routes
• Lean and identify 'The Big 5' species
• 360 VR images on current and 'Changed Landscapes'
Note:
Continued use of GPS can decrease the battery life of your device.
The Wales Coast Explorer | Crwydro Arfordir Cymru is a project led by Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum and delivered jointly by Marine SACs in Wales and NRW, funded by Welsh Government via Wales Marine Protected Areas.
Maritime Archaeology information funded by and developed in collaboration with the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW). https://rcahmw.gov.uk/
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Wales Coast Explorer since it was posted on our website on 2016-12-31 21:51:05.
The latest version is 5.0.2 and it was updated on 2024-04-19 18:11:02. See below the changes in each version.
Wales Coast Explorer version 5.0.2
Updated At: 2023-09-18
Changes: Updated for new app store requirements. The app now targets Android 13 and higher
Wales Coast Explorer version 5.0.0
Updated At: 2023-05-05
Changes: Wildlife Safari - Currently activated in the Llyn Peninsular, explore new content for 'The Big 5'. Walk along the Safari routes and report on 'The Big 5' species. Immerse yourself in the interactive 360 VR 'Changing Landscapes' to compare what they look like now and how they may change in the near future.
Wales Coast Explorer version 4.0.0
Updated At: 2022-12-06
Changes: Sign in as a guest to skip the registration process!
You only need to register once you want to share photos and locations of your wildlife sightings.
Wales Coast Explorer version 3.0.1
Updated At: 2022-04-05
Changes: The Wales Coast Explorer | Crwydro Arfordir Cymru is the brilliant new app incorporating the Pembrokeshire Marine Code App.
New features include:
. Brand new App, now covering all of Wales!
. More wildlife species!
Wales Coast Explorer version 2.32
Updated At: 2019-11-04
Changes: fixed issues for locational updates on Android 9.0+
Wales Coast Explorer version 2.31
Updated At: 2019-07-01
Changes: Updates to user wildlife sightings
Wales Coast Explorer version 1.05
Updated At: 2016-12-14
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