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Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley

  • About
    • Our Constitution
    • Our Plan
    • Declaration of Interests
    • Safeguarding Policy
    • Sid Valley Biodiversity Group submission to the draft East Devon Local Plan
  • River Sid
    • Mapping the River Sid
    • Sid Valley Water Quality Monitoring Points
    • West Country Rivers League Table 2022.
    • Sid Valley Water Quality Monitoring Points
    • Placating the Sid
    • Advisory Visit to the River Sid
      • Upstream Extension Of Sid Advisory Visit
    • Sid Vale Living Rivers Project 2013-14
  • Surveys
  • Nature Networks
    • Sid Valley Environmental & Biodiversity Sites
      • AONB Location Maps
      • Sidmouth Public Green Spaces
      • RSPB Reserves Around Sid Valley & Exe Estuary
      • Mapping Resources
    • Sidmouth Community Food Forest
    • Nature Networks – The Knapp, Sidmouth
    • Knapp
    • Lower Knapp Pond
      • Lower Knapp Pond History
      • Wasps: a tale without a sting.
      • Lesser Celandine: Botanical name Ficaria verna
      • Hogweed
      • Meadowsweet
      • Lady’s Smock
      • The Whirligig Beetle
    • Sid Valley Meadows
    • Life on the Verge
  • Get Involved
    • Citizen Science Projects
      • Events
        • Events Calendar
      • Contributors
  • Conservation Careers
    • Wildlife Volunteering Opportunities in the Sid Valley 
    • Apprentice Ecology and Conservation Officer
    • Principal Ecologist
    • Botanist
    • Area Ranger
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  • Contacts

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Local Biodiversity Groups

On September 21, 2023 By Stefan Drew
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Within And Without The Sid Valley There Are Many Biodiversity & Related Organisations. This Downloadable Mindmap Lists Just. Few Of Them. We are regularly updating the mindmap and will eventually be adding we links are other information to them. Should you wish to useRead More

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How Architecture Can Support Local Biodiversity? 

On September 11, 2023 By Ed Dolphin
  • Biodiversity

In a world that’s constantly evolving, preserving and nurturing local biodiversity has become more important than ever. Biodiversity, the variety of life forms within an ecosystem, is not just a source of beauty, but also a key pillar for the health and sustainability ofRead More

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Visit to Stantyway Farm

On September 8, 2023 By Stefan Drew
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Stantyway Farm is a 300 acre organic mixed farm on the Jurassic Coast of East Devon producing wheat, oats, beans, quinoa, grass, lucerne and clover to sell to specialist organic markets or to feed to their suckler cows and their calves. It is theRead More

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Mapping the River Sid

On February 8, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • River Sid

The Sid Isn’t A Complex River, It’s Relatively Short & Has Few Tributaries. But Rivers Are Fractal In Nature & Every Tributary Also Has Tributaries Which Leads To A Beautiful Complex of Biodiversity. Mapping the River Sid is something that has intrigued me sinceRead More

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Sid Valley Biodiversity Group submission to the draft East Devon Local Plan

On January 20, 2023 By Stefan Drew
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The District, along with the rest of the world, is facing a climate emergency [Strategic Policy 7 of the draft Local Plan] – and the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group welcomes the recognition that we are facing a “combined biodiversity and climate emergency” [Policy 87]Read More

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Cleaning up Devon & Dorset’s Rivers and Beaches

On January 18, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Rivers

SVBG has been asked to contribute to Bright Blue Dorset- Cleaning Up Our Rivers Together. So, together with a number of other people talking about their local river, Jan Metcalf will be talking about the river Sid. This is an Open Zoom Event on Monday,Read More

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Cormorant Catches Huge Fish On River Sid

On December 17, 2022 By Stefan Drew
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We’ve all heard about the one that got away. It’s always a huge fish. The fish in this video is huge … but did it get away? I took this video with a handheld phone camera whilst walking … so in places it’s shakyRead More

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Managing a Tenanted Farm For Biodiversity

On October 29, 2022 By Stefan Drew
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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

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Botany in the Weston Valley with The Donkey Sanctuary – Thursday 8 June

On April 27, 2022 By Stefan Drew
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Botany in the Weston Valley with The Donkey Sanctuary – Booking Required Date Thursday 8 June Time 10:00-12:00 Starting point Main entrance to The Donkey Sanctuary. Park in main car park. /// landed.hound.minder  Grid reference: SY 16018 89222 Leaders Pascal and Helen from theRead More

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Science Festival

On October 7, 2021 By Stefan Drew
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The SVBG has a table at the Science Festival, come and talk with us in the Masonic Hall, Saturday 9th October, 11am-4pm to find out more about our river and wildflower projects, as well as all of our plans.  We hope to have someRead More

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