Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
Floods and high water volumes are found around the world, not just here in the Sid Valley. And here’s a video from Slovakia involving Brits, from the Flow Partnership, building wooden log dams to control the flow. The techniques used aren’t confined to Slovakia,Read More
Leave a comment December 2023 has been a very wet month. So here’s a look back at how dry and parched the Byes were just a few summers ago. Thanks to Seb Fitzhenry and Friends of The Byes for this YouTube video.
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The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group is engaged in a project to help improve the health of our river. The group has been carrying out various investigations and surveys to establish the current state of the river before they can plan how to make itRead More
Leave a comment Leaky Dams Are In The News These Day But They Aren’t The Only Water Catchment Control Process Or Device That We Can Consider. This Video Series Is Filmed In America, And Deals With Water Catchments On Ranches. We Don’t Have Any Ranches In OurRead More
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Rivers have long been a lifeline for both ecosystems and human communities, The River Sid, flowing through its picturesque valley, is no exception. Our river is not only a source of beauty but also a vital habitat for various fish species. In this article,Read More
Leave a comment Introduction to the Sid Catchment The Sid rises at Crowpits Covert (OS grid ref. SY138963) just N of the Ottery St. Mary to Seaton road, 800m W of the Hare and Hounds at Putts Corner. This covers about 40Km2. The river has a calculatedRead More
Leave a comment Valley residents are well aware of the effects of heavy rain when water and soil runoff of the land and rivers rise in the blink of an eye. On 20th July Simon Browning, our catchment advisor, gave a zoom presentation explaining how he hadRead More
Leave a comment West Country Rivers League Table. How Does Your River Compare? The overall score for the catchment is based on a year’s data, collected at all sites in the Sid waterbody. It is calculated from the observations and water quality results attained during a WestcountryRead More
1 response Who are you? We are the Westcountry Rivers Trust Citizen Science Investigations monitoring team in the Sid Valley. We are part of the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group which is run by volunteers and relies on donations and grants for funding. We work with individuals,Read More
Leave a comment This report is the output of a site visit undertaken 29 November, 2022 by Bruno Vincent of the Wild Trout Trust, along the River Sid in Devon, at the request of the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group. It forms an extension to a previous AdvisoryRead More
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