Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
Many people are keen to make a space for nature in their garden. One of the best things you can do is make sure you have some open still water somewhere. Not only frogs, toads and newts, but dragonflies and damsel flies and manyRead More
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Following River Sid Beaver Extinction In The16th Century What Is The Potential for Beaver Re-establishment? Are They Good For Environment & When Might They Appear? This Post Explains How Beavers Will Likely Return And When! The European Beaver, aka Eurasian Beaver, Castor fiber, wasRead More
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Leave a comment There is no wild countryside in the UK. It is all manmade, most if it by farmers. An increasing number of farmers are now engaged in regenerative farming or farming for biodiversity. Nicola Westlake explains her families efforts to farm their tenanted farm forRead More
Leave a comment Charles Dowding: Biodiversity & No Dig is a video in which Charles explains his ethos and methods that increases yields and soil biodiversity. Soil is at the heart of growing most of the crops we rely on for food and other vegetable related products.Read More
Leave a comment For Years The Grass Verges At Bowd Had Been Regularly Mown, Indeed Some Would Say Regularly Razed To The Ground. Today They Are Full Of Life With A Rich Biodiverse Mix Of Plant, Pollinator And Other Species. How was this achieved? Largely by leavingRead More
Leave a comment I was taught to plough fields and dig gardens. The science of the day was that it was the way to manage land properly and get high yields of good quality crops. Today science is teaching us something different. It is aRead More
Leave a comment Here are a few websites and other resources you may find useful. Ancient Tree Forum: https://www.ancienttreeforum.org.uk Action Oak: Action Oak | Bat Conservation Trust: Home – Bat Conservation Trust British Bugs: http://www.britishbugs.org.uk/index.html British Dragonfly Society: http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/home British Leafminers: http://leafmines.co.uk/ British Lichens: http://www.britishlichens.co.uk/ British Mycological Society: http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/ BritishRead More
Leave a comment It’s true, one swallow doesn’t make a spring or even a summer. But swallows are being seen in January here in Devon. And December was a bumper month for Devon swallow sightings. So how many do we need? I know we are told thatRead More
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The Donkey Sanctuary is best known for its work caring for donkeys and mules in the UK and internationally. The Sanctuary owns several farms and centres in the UK, providing homes to nearly 3,000 donkeys, including six farms in Devon of which three fallRead More
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