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Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley

  • About
    • Our Constitution
    • Our Plan
    • Declaration of Interests
    • Safeguarding Policy
    • Sid Valley Biodiversity Group submission to the draft East Devon Local Plan
  • River Sid
    • Advisory Visit to the River Sid
      • Upstream Extension Of Sid Advisory Visit
    • Sid Vale Living Rivers Project 2013-14
    • Mapping the River Sid
  • Surveys
  • Nature Networks
    • Sid Valley Environmental & Biodiversity Sites
      • AONB Location Maps
      • Sidmouth Public Green Spaces
      • RSPB Reserves Around Sid Valley & Exe Estuary
      • Mapping Resources
    • Sidmouth Community Food Forest
    • Nature Networks – The Knapp, Sidmouth
    • Knapp
    • Lower Knapp Pond
      • Lower Knapp Pond History
      • Wasps: a tale without a sting.
      • Lesser Celandine: Botanical name Ficaria verna
      • Hogweed
      • Meadowsweet
      • Lady’s Smock
      • The Whirligig Beetle
    • Sid Valley Meadows
    • Life on the Verge
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    • Citizen Science Projects
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    • Wildlife Volunteering Opportunities in the Sid Valley 
    • Apprentice Ecology and Conservation Officer
    • Principal Ecologist
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Month: November 2021

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Grey Wagtail On The River Sid

On November 29, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Birds
  • Rivers

Grey Wagtail On The River Sid. 

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Grass: Carbon Sequestering, Flood Preventing & Nature Boosting

On November 27, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Verges
  • Video

Grass Is The Ultimate Carbon Storing, Nature Boosting, Flood Preventing Plant.  And Biodiverse Grasslands Are Rich Ecological Niches To Be Treasured.  In this grasses ID video we are shown their basic structures and how to identify grasses.   This video is part of aRead More

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Planting Trees

On November 26, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity
  • Trees

Planting trees is a story of the good, the bad and the perfect. There are so many beautiful trees from all over the world planted in gardens and parks. Some writers dismiss these exotic trees as peripheral to biodiversity. It is true these exoticRead More

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Sidmouth’s Flowers and Climate

On November 23, 2021 By Ed Dolphin
  • Meadows

Our herbaceous wildflower survey is finding many species flowering outside of their usual season.  Click on the Buttercup to find out more.

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Reflecting on climate change conference and the challenge ahead

On November 19, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Herald Article

The herculean task for COP26 was to weld traditional practices with the disparate wishes of over a hundred represented countries. The passionate and compelling speeches that set the scene at the beginning of the conference were inspiring. But these were only the introduction, whatRead More

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Autumn storms may have arrived, but nature continues to bloom across the valley.

On November 19, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Herald Article

The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group volunteers are still cataloguing the local wildflowers. They are comparing the modern flora with the species noted in 1849 by the Victorian doctor and amateur botanist WH Cullen in his book Flora Sidostiensis. There are fewer and fewer flyingRead More

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How Road Verges Can Increase Biodiversity & Reduce Costs

On November 17, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity
  • Life on the verge
  • Meadows
  • Verges
  • Video

Dorset County Council Lead The Way In Increasing Verge Biodiversity & Have Saved Around £500,000! Many people believe this to be a model for Devon and the Sidmouth area.  The system improves road safety, reduces the carbon footprint, saves money and increases biodiversity. WatchRead More

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Soil, Biodiversity and Carbon Sequestration

On November 6, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Herald Article
  • Soil

Where’s The Most Biodiverse Place In The Sid Valley?    As biodiverse and rich as they are, it’s not the meadows, woodlands, cliffs or beach. It’s far more mundane and is underfoot. It’s the soil.  Soil is essential to life. Yet so many ofRead More

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Green Verges Leads to Beauty & Biodiversity At Bowd

On November 6, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity
  • Life on the verge
  • Meadows

The last few years have seen more and more councils recognising the value of cutting verges less frequently. The benefits include increased numbers of wild flowers, potential carbon footprint reduction and increased biodiversity across the board. In addition the majority of the public areRead More

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Recent Posts

  • Sid Vale Association Keith Owen Fund supports new Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival
  • Sid Vale Choir, a performance of nature themed songs
  • Transforming A Sterile Verge Into a Species Rich Haven
  • Amphibians and Birds in the Byes
  • Biodiversity of the Byes through the eyes of history

Recent Comments

  1. Stefan Drew on Sidmouth Public Green Spaces
  2. Paul Foster on Sidmouth Public Green Spaces
  3. Barbara and James Sweetman on The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group (SVBG)
  4. Stefan Drew on Hedgehog Survey Map
  5. Janet Anderson on Hedgehog Survey Map
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