Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
The results of the 2023 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch have the House Sparrow at number one, the commonest bird in UK gardens for the 20th consecutive year. The results for Sidmouth gardens compiled for the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group by Charles Sinclair placed itRead More
Leave a comment Insects are cold blooded or, more accurately, are poikilothermic, a term which means having a body temperature that is in line with the temperature of their surroundings. If the air temperature is 20 degrees, then their body temperature is 20 degrees and they areRead More
Leave a comment Aphids or greenfly are insects with an ordinary anatomy, but have an extraordinary life cycle. The males and females die in the autumn once their eggs have been laid on various trees and shrubs. The eggs will survive in hibernation until they hatch inRead More
Leave a comment I am on my knees again, weeding. This time removing a small primrose plant growing in the gap between the house wall and a concrete path. Why remove a Primrose, voted several years ago as the County Flower for Devon? There are plentyRead More
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