Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
Last week during the heatwave we saw a wonderful flush of butterflies emerging in the sunny weather. While walking on Soldiers Hill, Meadow Brown butterflies were flying all around. It is a memorable experience. We are in the middle of The Big Butterfly CountRead More
Leave a comment Silver-washed Fritillary The Silver-washed Fritillary is our largest fritillary and the orange-hued male is often seen flying in woodland glades, though this one was filmed along the tree-lined edge of the Snodbrook some distance from woods. The silver-washed in the name refers toRead More
Leave a comment You can read and download the Sid Valley 2020 Butterfly Report via the link below and join the chat room with comments and highlights about this season’s count. Butterfly Report, Aug 2020
Leave a comment This Westcountry Rivers Trust Event Took Place in July 2021
Leave a comment As Rodgers and Hammerstein said, June is busting out all over, or it was for the volunteers of the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group as they carried on their project recording the wild flowers in the valley. The volunteers note which wild flowers they seeRead More
Leave a comment It’s National Dragonfly Week 2021 Theres more information if you follow the link at the bottom of the page but if you want to admire and learn about dragonflies here’s a video from the British Butterfly Society https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/event/dragonfly-week-2021/
Leave a comment Meadows Attract Many Birds As This Video Shows. From Mistle Thrushes & Blackcaps to Spotted Flycatchers. And let’s not forget Green Woodpeckers, Skylarks, Goldinches and myriad other birds.
Leave a comment A dipper preens and cleans. The video was filmed in the Sid valley, on a tributary of the river Sid.
Leave a comment Some people tell me my garden is untidy, other love the informality and wild flower meadow that buzzes with bees. How many pollinators can you count on this wild carrot in just 30 seconds
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