Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
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
Leave a comment 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
Leave a comment 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
Leave a comment 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
Leave a comment Earlier this year an advisory visit was made to the river Sid and a report written. A copy of the advisory report can be downloaded below.
Leave a comment 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
Leave a comment 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
Leave a comment In autumn swifts, swallows, house martins and sand martins prepare to fly south fro the winter. They frequently gather on electric and telegraph wires, before departing en masse for a trip of many thousands of miles.
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Leave a comment This week the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group is marking its first birthday and we invite you to join in the celebrations. We set up the group a year ago with the aim of working with the community to celebrate and enhance local biodiversity.Read More
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