Author: JW

Back in March, an important project was launched: The new River Sid Catchment Group established – The Sid During the Biodiversity Festival next month, the Group will be showcasing what it’s been doing and engaging with the wider public: River Sid Catchment Plan Public Consultation […]

The South Devon River Champions is an impressive outfit: We are a network organisation providing a communication platform for catchment groups in South Devon to profile their activities through the biannual South Devon River Voices digital magazine, the monthly River Voices e-newsletterand the River Discovery Zone marquee at the Devon County […]

The bottom half of the River Sid is very accessible for walkers: A Walk along the Sid Valley – Explore Devon And walking through the Byes is particularly accessible: A Wheel Friendly Walk along the River Sid, Sidmouth Devon – The Outdoor Guide The Byes […]

Early last month, a new group was formed – its steering group made up of the former SVA River Warden and members of the Sid River Water Monitoring Group and of the SVBG: The new River Sid Catchment Group established – The Sid It has a […]

There is a history of angling along the River Sid – as well as a living present: The past, present and future of trout on the Sid – The Sid And there is quite a history of angling along the River Dart, with an ongoing […]

OF MAIZE, BIOFUEL AND DAMAGING SOILS: A lot of maize is being harvested around the Sid Valley – much of which will be used as biofuel – which raises all sorts of issues: One concern expressed by both the Soil Association and Committee on Climate Change is the […]

There is, rather confusingly, a stream with two names in the Sid Valley: The Bickwell stream or Woolbrook – The Sid And there is another stream which shares one of these two names – namely the Woolbrook ‘proper’ in the Sid River catchment itself, which joins […]

The stream that runs through Glen Goyle has more than one name, which can be confusing – both the Bickwell and the Woolbrook are given: Glen Goyle refers to the area of land immediately surrounding the stream that runs alongside Glen Road from the sea […]

What’s happening on the River Otter has been pretty impressive these last years – from the reintroduction of beavers to the opening up of the estuary. That project is now coming to an end – as it has been completed!  Home: Lower Otter Restoration Project […]

Great news with the setting up of the River Sid Catchment Group! Its steering group is made up of the former SVA River Warden and members of the Sid River Water Monitoring Group and of the SVBG – meaning the new project is taking forward […]