Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
Druids were the pagan priests of Ancient Briton, some 2,000 years ago. Druid means “knower of the oak” and for them, the oak, the apple and the yew were sacred trees. They observed the festival of Alban Arthen or Yule from which our termRead More
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I’ve always been drawn to the sea; for dog walks that refresh my spirit; body boarding with my son to bring out my inner child; my first wild swim at Jacobs Ladder; snorkelling at Wembury Marine Conservation Area; fossil hunting; and searching for Sidmouth’s Sammy Seal. Since childhood I’ve beenRead More
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People bring Holly into their homes for Christmas and the tradition goes back into pre-Christian times with Holly seen as a symbol of eternal life defeating winter. There are many myths and legends about Holly, but it is also an important part of ourRead More
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Floods and high water volumes are found around the world, not just here in the Sid Valley. And here’s a video from Slovakia involving Brits, from the Flow Partnership, building wooden log dams to control the flow. The techniques used aren’t confined to Slovakia,Read More
Leave a comment December 2023 has been a very wet month. So here’s a look back at how dry and parched the Byes were just a few summers ago. Thanks to Seb Fitzhenry and Friends of The Byes for this YouTube video.
Leave a comment No, not a new Christmas game, a new nature survey that needs local volunteers. Mistletoe has an air of Christmas magic and is steeped in folk lore and mythology as Janet Dowling told us last year (Sidmouth Herald 10/12/2022), but that mythology is bound up in its curious lifestyle. Mistletoe doesn’t growRead More
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