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Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley

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The Misunderstood Slug 

On April 12, 2024 By Ed Dolphin
  • Biodiversity

Most gardeners complain about them, but the Royal Horticultural Society is saying we need to take a second look at slugs, many are actually the gardeners’ friends. The Biodiversity Group has been trying to change the public perception of Dandelions for some time and manyRead More

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Tail Piece, Harvest Mice,

On October 29, 2023 By Ed Dolphin
  • Animals

You are unlikely to see one , but there is a colony of the tiny harvest mouse living on Mutter’s Moor.  These agile acrobats are often pictured climbing an ear of wheat with their tail coiled round the stalk, but most of them liveRead More

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Sid Valley Wildlife Images From Barry Curwen

On February 9, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals

Th following images are courtesy of Barry Curwen. bbbbb

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Lost Wildlife of the Sid Valley: Pine Marten Tracking

On December 19, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals

Our Pine Marten Ecology Post Provoked Many Responses & Here’s An Answer To How Pine Martens Are Radio Tracked. Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust not only made the video on Pine Marten Ecology they have also made this one on how they radio track pine martensRead More

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The Lost Pine Marten Of The Sid Valley

On December 14, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals

The Pine Marten, A Lost Species of the Sid Valley, Or Merely Never Seen? Pine Marten are a rare species. As big as a cat, but hard to see in the wild, as they are both nocturnal and elusive where they do occur. IRead More

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Wasps: a tale without a sting.

On June 10, 2022 By Simon Papworth
  • Animals

As my wife and I sat outside, late last year, enjoying a glass of wine, or three, we noticed far fewer wasps pestering us. I decided to learn more about this much maligned insect. There are 9,000 wasp species in the UK, of whichRead More

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Phycomania & Phycologist Amelia Griffiths

On May 17, 2022 By Ed Dolphin
  • Animals

In this video Ed Dolphin discusses Phycomania and the Queen of Seaweed, phycologist Amelia Griffiths.

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Always Interconnected

On April 11, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals

One of the best times of day to walk through the Byes is at dusk- that moment between day and evening when the sun is just beneath the horizon the birds burst into chorus. At times I can feel my body reverberating with theRead More

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Birds of the Sid Valley: A Video Featuring Common & Rare Birds Seen Locally

On March 29, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals

Another video the SVBG team. This one features some of the birds that can be seen in the valley and along the coast. Some of them are common birds, some rarely seen in the area, but all are delightful and part of the biodiverse areaRead More

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