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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
    • Advisory Visit to the River Sid
      • Upstream Extension Of Sid Advisory Visit
    • Sid Vale Living Rivers Project 2013-14
    • Mapping the River Sid
  • 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
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  • Contacts

A Celebration of Sidmouth Cemetery

On April 23, 2023 By Kate Tobin
  • Herald Article

A Celebration of Sidmouth Cemetery Sidmouth cemetery is a photographer’s dream and a pollinator’s haven. East Devon District Council’s Streetscene team should be applauded for managing this wonderful local asset so much better over the last two or three years.  Now in summer, whereverRead More

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A Food Forest For Sidmouth

On April 15, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Herald Article

Food forests, or forest gardens, are often thought to be new to the UK. Popular wisdom is that they were pioneered by Robert Hart in Shropshire in the 1980s and further developed by Martin Crawford here in Devon at Dartington. But whilst these pioneersRead More

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Net Zero? Think Wildflower Meadows by Katherine Gray

On April 7, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Herald Article

   Wildflower meadows have been with us for millennia; in the wake of the last ice age, keystone species across the world such as wild horse, ox, bison, elk, wild boar and the aurochs (early species of cattle), developed a symbiotic relationship with theRead More

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Deer by Janet Dowling

On April 1, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Deer

I woke up one morning, flung open my curtains and for a moment I thought I had a unicorn in my garden!   Real life filtered in, and I realised that it was a roe deer with its vertical antlers side on!  I liveRead More

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How To Build A Butterfly Garden

On March 31, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity

We Want A Biodiverse Community Food Forest At Sidford & That Means Including A Butterfly Garden. But How To Build A Butterfly Garden? Here Are Our Answers. One of the assets we found when we first looked at the food forest site were twoRead More

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Countryside Ranger

On March 31, 2023 By Steve Naylor
  • Careers

I didn’t always know exactly what I wanted to do for a career, spending my 20s working in events and hospitality with a little bit of travelling. I have always had a keen interest in nature and the outdoors though. It was not untilRead More

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Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival – June 5th – 11th, 2023

On March 30, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity Festival

The 2023 Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival’s programme of events aims to provide something for everyone. There are talks and events for children, adults and families across various Sid Valley venues. Most events are free, just two carry a small fee. The opportunity to donate toRead More

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Food Forest Update & Work Party Date

On March 28, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Food forest

Planting At The Sidmouth Community Food Forest Is Progressing With Jerusalem Artichokes, Rhubarb, Mint, Primroses & An Olive Tree Recently Planted. The huge buddleia has now been curt back hard and a habit heap created from the branches. Buddleia cope extremely well with beingRead More

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Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival 5-11 June

On March 23, 2023 By Sheila Meades
  • Biodiversity Festival

If you are a regular reader of our column in the Sidmouth Herald you will be aware of the variety of fascinating wildlife in the Sid Valley and the people who are passionate about seeking it out and generously sharing their findings through articles,Read More

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A New Spring at Plyford Farm,  

On March 11, 2023 By Charles Sinclair
  • Herald Article

Bluebells are beginning to push their spear-like leaves up through the cold earth and the covering of woodland leaves; spring is dawning.  I am at Plyford Farm, situated high in the Sid valley, run by Kath and Nick Gray for 30 years. Spring isRead More

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