Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
Do you Remember The Winter Freezes of 1962-3 when Boxing Day Snow Lasted Until Mid-March? Or The Snows 0f 1976-1979. They weren’t the only severe winters, we’ve had them since records began as can be seen on various websites that mention severe weather. MaybeRead More
Leave a comment 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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Sid Valley Biodiversity Group’s wildflower hunt continues to find new treasures as they follow in the Victorian footsteps of a local doctor. Doctor WH Cullen had a keen interest in many branches of science including keeping weather records and cataloguing local wildlife. His 1849 bookRead More
Leave a comment This is the July 2021 update to the year-long survey of the valley’s herbaceous plants being carried out by volunteers with the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group. Reports from previous months can be found on the Group’s website https://sidvalleybiodiversity.org/ and all of the group’s recordsRead More
Leave a comment For those who have not read our previous monthly reports, the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group is carrying out a year-long survey of the valley’s herbaceous plants recording what is in flower each month. This is a citizen scientist project with volunteers from the groupRead More
Leave a comment The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group is carrying out a year-long survey of the valley’s herbaceous plants recording what is in flower each month. This is a citizen scientist project with volunteers from the group noting which flowers they see when out walking around theRead More
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