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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
    • Mapping the River Sid
    • Sid Valley Water Quality Monitoring Points
    • West Country Rivers League Table 2022.
    • Sid Valley Water Quality Monitoring Points
    • Placating the Sid
    • Advisory Visit to the River Sid
      • Upstream Extension Of Sid Advisory Visit
    • Sid Vale Living Rivers Project 2013-14
  • 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
  • Get Involved
    • Citizen Science Projects
      • Events
        • Events Calendar
      • Contributors
  • Conservation Careers
    • Wildlife Volunteering Opportunities in the Sid Valley 
    • Apprentice Ecology and Conservation Officer
    • Principal Ecologist
    • Botanist
    • Area Ranger
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Author: Charles Sinclair

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A New Spring at Plyford Farm,  

On March 11, 2023 By Charles Sinclair
  • Herald Article

Bluebells are beginning to push their spear-like leaves up through the cold earth and the covering of woodland leaves; spring is dawning.  I am at Plyford Farm, situated high in the Sid valley, run by Kath and Nick Gray for 30 years. Spring isRead More

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Decline of bird populations since my childhood – Barry Curwen 

On February 17, 2023 By Charles Sinclair
  • Birds

I was fortunate that my childhood in the 1960’s and 70’s was spent living on a small “mixed” farm (cattle – dairy and beef, sheep, pigs, poultry and arable), surrounded by many other similar small farms. I developed an interest, appreciation and understanding ofRead More

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Sidmouth Bird Count 2023

On February 10, 2023 By Charles Sinclair
  • Herald Article

Feeding birds in our gardens can be a rewarding and enjoyable hobby that provides a number of benefits not just for the birds, but for us as well. From providing food and shelter to promoting biodiversity, there are numerous reasons why we should considerRead More

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The Big Butterfly Count in the Sid Valley 

On August 26, 2022 By Charles Sinclair
  • Butterflies

From the end of July into the beginning of August, volunteers were out and about in the most fantastic weather, counting the butterflies in the Sid Valley. This was all part of Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count.  We now have three years of dataRead More

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Recent Posts

  • Flying South For Winter
  • How Architecture Can Support Local Biodiversity? 
  • Visit to Stantyway Farm
  • Grassland: Carbon Storage Equalling Forests & Woodland
  • Big Butterfly Count 2023 

Recent Comments

  1. Isobel Francis on To Weed Or Not To Weed
  2. JANET FERNLEY on Sid Valley Biodiversity Group submission to the draft East Devon Local Plan
  3. Elaine Trinick on Food Forest Progress- July 2023
  4. Michael Street on Nature amble on Muttersmoor – Thursday June 8th
  5. Richard Powell on Nature amble on Muttersmoor – Thursday June 8th
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  • Bats
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  • Bowd
  • Butterflies
  • Careers
  • Churchyard
  • Climate Change
  • Contributors
  • COP 26
  • Deer
  • Dragonfly
  • Events
  • Farms
  • Food forest
  • Fox
  • Fungi
  • Guest Contributor
  • Hedgehogs
  • Herald Article
  • Herbaceous survey
  • Insects
  • Invasive Species
  • Life on the verge
  • Lost Species
  • Lower Knapp Pond
  • Maps
  • Meadows
  • Moths
  • News
  • Photographs
  • photography
  • Plant ID
  • River Sid
  • Rivers
  • Science Festival
  • Seaweed
  • Soil
  • Survey
  • Trees
  • Uncategorized
  • Verges
  • Video
  • Wildflowers
  • Woodland
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