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Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Sid Valley Biodiversity Group

Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley

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    • Our Constitution
    • Our Plan
    • Declaration of Interests
    • Safeguarding Policy
    • Sid Valley Biodiversity Group submission to the draft East Devon Local Plan
  • River Sid
    • Advisory Visit to the River Sid
      • Upstream Extension Of Sid Advisory Visit
    • Sid Vale Living Rivers Project 2013-14
    • Mapping the River Sid
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      • 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
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      • Lady’s Smock
      • The Whirligig Beetle
    • Sid Valley Meadows
    • Life on the Verge
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    • Wildlife Volunteering Opportunities in the Sid Valley 
    • Career Snapshot: Pascal Bisson
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Garden Jungles.

On September 1, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Meadows

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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Phycomania & Phycologist Amelia Griffiths

On May 17, 2022 By Ed Dolphin
  • Animals

In this video Ed Dolphin discusses Phycomania and the Queen of Seaweed, phycologist Amelia Griffiths.

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Grass: Carbon Sequestering, Flood Preventing & Nature Boosting

On November 27, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Verges
  • Video

Grass Is The Ultimate Carbon Storing, Nature Boosting, Flood Preventing Plant.  And Biodiverse Grasslands Are Rich Ecological Niches To Be Treasured.  In this grasses ID video we are shown their basic structures and how to identify grasses.   This video is part of aRead More

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How Road Verges Can Increase Biodiversity & Reduce Costs

On November 17, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity
  • Life on the verge
  • Meadows
  • Verges
  • Video

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

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Wild Boar Sightings?

On August 15, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Video

These wild boar are in the Forest of Dean where there is a large herd. There have also been sightings on Dartmoor and Exmoor plus sightings in Somerset. The question is, will they also be sighted in the Sid Valley, and if so, when?

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Silver-washed Fritillary Video

On July 30, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies
  • Video

Silver-washed Fritillary   The Silver-washed Fritillary is our largest fritillary and the orange-hued male is often seen flying in woodland glades, though this one was filmed along the tree-lined edge of the Snodbrook some distance from woods. The silver-washed in the name refers toRead More

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Westcountry Rivers Trust Event, July 2021

On July 19, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Rivers
  • Video

This Westcountry Rivers Trust Event Took Place in July 2021

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Life in the Meadow: Common Birds

On July 15, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity
  • Birds
  • Meadows
  • Video

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.  

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Dipper in the Sid valley

On July 11, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Birds
  • Rivers
  • Video

A dipper preens and cleans. The video was filmed in the Sid valley, on a tributary of the river Sid.

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Pollination

On July 10, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Bees
  • Insects
  • Video

Another pollinator busy visiting multiple flowerheads.

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