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Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley

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Dandelions 

On March 7, 2025 By Janet Dowling
  • Herald Article

Spring is creeping over the horizon and my long-suffering husband is keeping an eye on his lawn (not ours!) for the appearance of dandelions. He hates them with a vengeance. As soon as they appear he is out there with his rooting fork toRead More

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Crying The Neck

On September 22, 2023 By Janet Dowling
  • Herald Article

We are at the Autumn Equinox where day is as long as the night. The year turns as the growing season has peaked, and the land slows down and rests. The farmers have brought in the last of their crops, and the wildlife makesRead More

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Einstein and Fairy Stories

On January 20, 2023 By Janet Dowling
  • Herald Article

I’ve told traditional stories here that reflect a current biodiversity issue. They show a set of values to live a life by, that there are consequences for our behaviour – good or bad-  and that we have had a connection to the natural worldRead More

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Queen’s Bees

On September 16, 2022 By Janet Dowling
  • Bees

One of the biggest concerns over the past few years has been the fall in the number of bees as well as other pollinators. Three quarters of the world’s crops are dependent on pollination.  That includes things like apples, pears, Brazil nuts and manyRead More

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Recent Posts

  • Dragonflies
  • The Sid Valley’s Agricultural Crossroads: A Synthesis of Constraints and Opportunities 
  • Grasslands: Meadow and Pasture, in the Sid Valley
  • How is nature coping with the weather?
  • Native Ponies as Ecological Engineers: Conservation Grazing in Devon

Recent Comments

  1. Peter Rose on Green Groups Calendar
  2. Stefan Drew on What is iNaturalist & How To Use iNaturalist To Record Species
  3. Rodger Hallas on What is iNaturalist & How To Use iNaturalist To Record Species
  4. Janet Anderson on Saving Our Daffodils on Peak Hill
  5. Stefan Drew on Wonders of the Sea
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