Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
We will be at the Stowford Community Centre between 11-3 on Saturday October 18th 2025 We are focusing on hedges this year. There will be a hedge laying demonstration taking place all day … see how the experts lay hedges. Then we have aRead More
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As autumn rolls around, bonfires are planned and thoughts turn to our prickly friends; the humble European hedgehog. Once referred to as ‘hedgepigs’, and even ‘urchins’ if we look further into history, the hedgehog is one of Britain’s most iconic and engaging mammals. There is something about theirRead More
Leave a comment Hedgehogs are in decline nationally. But we’ve had a good number of local sightings as this map shows. In our Sidford garden we get hedgehogs feeding most nights right up to Christmas and beyond. Now it’s February I’ve not seen one for about aRead More
2 responses The Sid Valley Is Full of Wildlife … If Only We Stop And Look For It. Often it’s possible to spot wildlife before they see us. And that’s what happened with the vixen in the video was out on patrol, looking for her nextRead More
Leave a comment Bumbling about in the dark, hedgehogs hold a special place in British affections. They pop up in our literature from Shakespeare’s Tempest to Beatrix Potter’s busy laundress Mrs Tiggy-Winkle. Once a common sight across the country, they are in trouble. Research suggests weRead More
Leave a comment Hedgehog Mapping. Hedgehogs Are On The Decline Across The U.K. So It’s Vital We Map Where They Are Found. There’s a national hedgehog mapping system where you can report hedgehog sightings, dead or alive … we hope you find plenty of live ones. YouRead More
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