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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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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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Big Butterfly Count 16-7-2020 to 8-8-2021

On August 21, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies
  • Survey

Introduction The butterfly survey in the Sid Valley took place from the 16th of July 2021 to the 8th of August 2021 to run concur- rently with Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count (BBC). Each survey is formatted to run for 15 minutes and usesRead More

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Silver-washed Fritillary Video

On July 30, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies
  • Video

Silver-washed Fritillary   The Silver-washed Fritillary is our largest fritillary and the orange-hued male is often seen flying in woodland glades, though this one was filmed along the tree-lined edge of the Snodbrook some distance from woods. The silver-washed in the name refers toRead More

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The Big Butterfly Count

On July 20, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies

You can read and download the Sid Valley 2020 Butterfly Report via the link below and join the chat room with comments and highlights about this season’s count. Butterfly Report, Aug 2020

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Volunteers hopeful for butterfly population recovery

On July 19, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies
  • Herald Article

As Rodgers and Hammerstein said, June is busting out all over, or it was for the volunteers of the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group as they carried on their project recording the wild flowers in the valley.  The volunteers note which wild flowers they seeRead More

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Orangetip butterfly feeding on garlic mustard.

On July 4, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies
  • Video

An orangetip butterfly feeds on garlic mustard 

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Life in the Meadow: Butterflies

On April 27, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies
  • Meadows
  • Video

In This Video John Walters Discusses Meadow Butterflies Including Meadow Browns, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Marbled Whites, Small Tortoiseshell, Smal Pearl Bordered Fritillary and Dark Green Fritillary.   When I was young the air above meadows seemed to be alive with butterflies. My grandfatherRead More

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