Promoting & Enhancing The Natural Beauty of the Sid Valley
As we come to the end of June, our hedgerows and meadows are filling with yellow and white froth as members of the bedstraw family come into flower. Bedstraws are members of the Rubiaceae family, a name which translates as red plants because theRead More
Leave a comment It may surprise people to learn that many of the small airfields across the country are excellent nature reserves, as are some of the military training grounds. The key is that many of these sites are left alone largely, people are kept out andRead More
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If you are a bumblebee living near the beach and raising this year’s brood you will be glad that the purple trumpets of the tree mallows are open with their rich supply of nectar and pollen. The area of the beach by the BelmontRead More
Leave a comment They can be seen all year round, but May is when flowers of Red Campion really brighten up the local hedgerows, but we also have five close relatives living here in Sidmouth, we have: White Campion, Sea Campion, Bladder Campion, Ragged Robin and NottinghamRead More
Leave a comment Like so many of our common plants the humble and often overlooked buttercup is an important part of our valley’s biodiversity. I say buttercup, but there is more than one. There are twelve different buttercups in the UK and we have at least fourRead More
Leave a comment Once a knight was walking beside a river with his beloved, but he slipped on wet grass into the river. He clutched at the vegetation as he fell but it was to no avail. As he disappeared under the water, dragged down by hisRead More
Leave a comment We plant flowers in our gardens because they are attractive but plants have flowers for one thing, to reproduce, to make seeds. Having attracted pollinating animals or caught pollen passing on the wind, the plant then has the problem of how to spread theRead More
Leave a comment Many readers will know that I am a taraxaphile, I love the species Taraxacum, the dandelions. The bright yellow flower heads brighten a spring day, they feed more than a hundred different invertebrates including butterflies and bees, and they present an intriguing puzzle toRead More
Leave a comment A stunning new community artwork has blossomed on Sidmouth’s Wallspace, bringing a burst of colour and creativity to the town just in time for spring. Titled The Million Flowers Community Art Project, this vibrant installation celebrates the beauty and diversity of flowers in Sidmouth,Read More
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