Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
The River Sid Catchment Group (RSCG) are volunteers with a vison to protect and conserve the River Sid and the surrounding catchment landscapes. In May and June 2024, the RSCG undertook a programme of community engagement and consultation to explore how local people perceivedRead More
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Sunday November 3rd, 2024 is International No Dig Day, a global initiative promoting a sustainable and efficient gardening method. It encourages gardeners worldwide to embrace the practice of no-dig gardening, a technique that focuses on minimising soil disturbance. While the concept might seem counterintuitive,Read More
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As the trees drop their leaves for winter many reveal the encrustations of lichens covering their twigs and branches, these are a fascinating world of their own. The Biodiversity Group hosted an introduction to lichens as part of the Science Festival two weeks ago. Read More
Leave a comment While spring flowers, early bumblebees and courting birds attract attention at this time of year, the humble but fascinating lichens just get on with doing their thing. Lichens are different, a fusion of a fungus and a simple plant or alga, some are evenRead More
Leave a comment The National Trust in Somerset transformed a river by filling its channel, allowing nature to reclaim the landscape, resulting in increased biodiversity and flood resilience. This article is about. marvellous river experiment that I believe needs repeating hundreds of times. I was brought upRead More
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Summer hangs on in to September until the equal hours of day and night, the spring equinox on the 22nd September. After that it becomes the changeover month marked by the autumn migration of birds to and from Britain in earnest. On theRead More
Leave a comment The Lower Otter Restoration Project (LORP) is a major environmental re-engineering of the mouth of the River Otter. Apart from strengthening sea defences, the project has created 55 hectares of new intertidal habitat for wildlife. The project is not only benefitting wildfowl and wading birds but it is seeing a return of various saltmarsh plantsRead More
Leave a comment The Great UK WaterBlitz is a biannual campaign calling on volunteers to test the quality of their local freshwater including rivers, streams and lakes. This helps to build a national picture of water quality across the UK. From Friday Sept 20th to Monday Sept 23rd 2024, thousands ofRead More
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