Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
This Moor Meadows video, with Professor Dave Goulson, has a wonderful series of opening scenes before it goes into a zoom session that addresses many of the questions you might have about insects and meadow creation. If you want to skip the opening scenesRead More
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Our herbaceous wildflower survey is finding many species flowering outside of their usual season. Click on the Buttercup to find out more.
Leave a comment Dorset County Council Lead The Way In Increasing Verge Biodiversity & Have Saved Around £500,000! Many people believe this to be a model for Devon and the Sidmouth area. The system improves road safety, reduces the carbon footprint, saves money and increases biodiversity. WatchRead More
Leave a comment The last few years have seen more and more councils recognising the value of cutting verges less frequently. The benefits include increased numbers of wild flowers, potential carbon footprint reduction and increased biodiversity across the board. In addition the majority of the public areRead More
Leave a comment Meadows Attract Many Birds As This Video Shows. From Mistle Thrushes & Blackcaps to Spotted Flycatchers. And let’s not forget Green Woodpeckers, Skylarks, Goldinches and myriad other birds.
Leave a comment National Meadows Day is July is July 4th 2021. Why not check out what is happening? https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/national-meadows-day
Leave a comment Green Woodpeckers Are Just One Of The Birds Attracted To Wild Flower Meadows. This meadow was a lawn just 18 months ago. It was then “converted” into a meadow and now contains eight species of grass and over thirty flowering herbaceous plants. ThisRead More
Leave a comment Meadows and Roadside Verges Can Be A Haven For Common Meadow Insects In this video, the stars are Black Tipped Soldier Beetles, Giant Crane Fly, Black Garden Ants & a Horse-Fly! But of course, many other species can be found if only we maintainRead More
Leave a comment 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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