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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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    • Sid Valley Biodiversity Group submission to the draft East Devon Local Plan
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    • Mapping the River Sid
    • Report On The Water Quality Of The River Sid, Its Tributaries And Bickwell Brook.
    • Sid Valley Water Quality Monitoring Points
    • West Country Rivers League Table 2022.
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      • Upstream Extension Of Sid Advisory Visit
    • Sid Vale Living Rivers Project 2013-14
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      • Lower Knapp Pond History
      • Wasps: a tale without a sting.
      • Lesser Celandine: Botanical name Ficaria verna
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Pine Marten Den Sites: Lost Wildlife of the Sid Valley

On December 18, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Lost Species

Pine Marten Den Sites is Another In The GWT Series On Pine Marten Reintroduction. It Shows Where They Den & Where To Put Boxes. The basic principles in these videos apply to many species so we’ll be adding more videos before moving onto theRead More

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The Lost Pine Marten Of The Sid Valley

On December 14, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Animals

The Pine Marten, A Lost Species of the Sid Valley, Or Merely Never Seen? Pine Marten are a rare species. As big as a cat, but hard to see in the wild, as they are both nocturnal and elusive where they do occur. IRead More

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River Sid Beaver Extinction & Potential Re-establishment

On December 12, 2022 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity

Following River Sid Beaver Extinction In The16th Century What Is The Potential for Beaver Re-establishment? Are They Good For Environment & When Might They Appear? This Post Explains How Beavers Will Likely Return And When! The European Beaver, aka Eurasian Beaver, Castor fiber, wasRead 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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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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River Catchment Water Quality Testing: Citizen Science Project

On May 5, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity

The Quality Of The Water In Our Rivers & Streams Impacts Biodiversity. But How Is Quality Assessed? And Who Conducts Water Quality Monitoring Tests? Water quality can be tested in various ways with some evidence of pollution being visually obvious whilst other measures needRead More

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Life in the Meadow: Butterflies

On April 27, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Butterflies
  • Meadows
  • Video

In This Video John Walters Discusses Meadow Butterflies Including Meadow Browns, Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Marbled Whites, Small Tortoiseshell, Smal Pearl Bordered Fritillary and Dark Green Fritillary.   When I was young the air above meadows seemed to be alive with butterflies. My grandfatherRead More

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Life in the Meadow: Meadow Flowers

On April 21, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Biodiversity
  • Meadows

Meadows And Flowers Go Together. And Meadow Flowers Encourage Bees, Bugs, Beetles, Birds And Much More. In this video ecologist John Walters looks at the flowers found in meadows and the one plant that contributes more to meadows than any other, the Meadow Maker,Read More

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How To Create A Meadow

On April 18, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Life on the verge
  • Meadows

How To Create A Meadow Is The Subject Of This Video From Moor Meadows.   Creating meadows and managing roadside verges isn’t difficult if we follow simple processes that work with nature rather than against it. Meadows have significantly decreased in numbers in recentRead More

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Life in the Meadow: Bees

On April 17, 2021 By Stefan Drew
  • Bees
  • Life on the verge
  • Meadows
  • Video

Life in the Meadow: Bees, Is An Exploration of Wild Bees of All Sorts, That Make Their Homes In Meadows and Along Roadside Verges. Bees is the first in a series of videos produced by Moor Meadows. We are aiming to include their videosRead More

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