Hidden In Plain Sight
If you missed hearing Roger Cutting talking about Water Meadows at the Biodiversity Festival here’s another chance to hear him.
Leave a comment Hedgerow Bounty
Who doesn’t love blackberries? These juicy delights have been a source of free food from nature’s larder since before recorded history and August is the best month to enjoy them. By the time you get to late September fruits are still ripening but theyRead More
Leave a commentSundews
We Used To Have Carnivorous Plants On Salcombe And Peak Hills, Now You Have To Go Up Onto The Pebblebed Heaths To See These Amazing Plants. Sundews are curious little plants that have adapted to survive in heathland bogs where few other plant speciesRead More
Leave a commentThe Big Butterfly Count 2024 in the Sid Valley
Introduction The annual Big Butterfly Count is a huge citizen science project run by Butterfly Conservation every year for the last 15 years. In late July and early August, volunteers find a sunny spot and count how many butterflies and day flying moths (IRead More
Leave a commentFriend or Foe – Ragwort?
There are many stands of tall plants with yellow daisy-like flowers around the valley’s fields and hedges at this time of year, some are Fleabane but the taller ones are Ragwort. Ragwort has a mixed reputation, it is poisonous but it plays an importantRead More
Leave a commentSidmouth Science Festival, 4-13 October, 2024
Check out the 2024 Sidmouth Science Festival Programme Here .. Check Out the Biodiversity Events Or Download The pdf. Link at bottom of page
Leave a commentBig Butterfly Count 2024 in the Sid Valley
The annual Big Butterfly Count is a huge citizen science project run by Butterfly Conservation every year since 2010. In late July and early August, volunteers find a sunny spot and count how many butterflies and day flying moths (I will just say butterfliesRead More
Leave a commentSid Valley Biodiversity Group River Day
Watch The River Day Video From The 2024 Biodiversity Festival & Discover More About River Life, Our River Consultation & How Pets Affect The River. Below is the text from the video .. but why not watch it to learn even more. We’re hereRead More
Leave a commentGarden Songs
I had become so used to hearing Blackbirds singing each evening that I was taken aback when one evening in late June, their song had stopped abruptly, and I knew they would not be singing again until next spring. They have fared wellRead More
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