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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
    • 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
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    • Apprentice Ecology and Conservation Officer
    • Principal Ecologist
    • Botanist
    • Area Ranger
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Flying South For Winter

On September 15, 2023 By Ed Dolphin
  • Birds

Most people know that Swallows, Swifts and House Martins are summer visitors that fly back to Africa to escape our winter.  They have to because we do not have enough of their food insects flying in the winter.  Flying south to escape our winterRead More

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Visit to Stantyway Farm

On September 8, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Uncategorized

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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House Sparrows

On June 19, 2023 By Mick Street
  • Birds

The results of the 2023 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch have the House Sparrow at number one, the commonest bird in UK gardens for the 20th consecutive year. The results for Sidmouth gardens compiled for the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group by Charles Sinclair placed itRead More

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Decline of bird populations since my childhood – Barry Curwen 

On February 17, 2023 By Charles Sinclair
  • Birds

I was fortunate that my childhood in the 1960’s and 70’s was spent living on a small “mixed” farm (cattle – dairy and beef, sheep, pigs, poultry and arable), surrounded by many other similar small farms. I developed an interest, appreciation and understanding ofRead More

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RSPB Reserves Around Sid Valley & Exe Estuary

On February 15, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Maps

The Maps On This Page Are Of RSPB Reserves In East Devon & The Exe Estuary. The Reserves Are Marked In Red. Home of everything from migrating Nightjars and waders to stay at home Dartford Warblers. The first Map is of RSPB Reserves inRead More

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Sid Valley Wildlife Images From Barry Curwen

On February 9, 2023 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals

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Cormorant Catches Huge Fish On River Sid

On December 17, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Uncategorized

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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Tune in to birds – Saturday 10 June

On April 23, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity Festival

Tune in to birds – NOW FULLY BOOKED Tune in to birds – Now Fully Booked Date Saturday 10 June Time 08:00-9:30 Starting point  Five-barred gate at entrance to The Knapp nature reserve on Station Road, Sidmouth. ///flank.gasp.funds Free, unlimited parking available on road.Read More

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New Kingfisher Logo for SVBG

On January 12, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity
  • Birds

A new year and a bit of sunshine here today after several grey days.  The other thing that has brought us a bit of brightness is the unveiling of our new logo. Designed by SVBG steering group member, Charles Sinclair, the kingfisher seems toRead More

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RSPB Garden Watch 2021 – A Local Perspective

On January 9, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Survey

  THE BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH 2021 – A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE ED DOLPHIN FOR THE SID VALLEY BIODIVERSITY GROUP 1. INTRODUCTION The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch (BGB) is one of the largest citizen science projects in the world.  For the last 40 years, thousands ofRead More

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