Author: JW

There is a whole afternoon devoted to things on the Sid – as part of the Sci Fest this weekend: Biodiversity Day and the Sid @ Science Festival: 14th October – The Sid There are morning talks on other biodiversity issues in the Sid Valley: […]

The Sidmouth Science Festival starts up this weekend: Sidmouth Science Festival | Sidmouth Science Festival And there are events of interest to what’s happening on the River Sid: Wednesday 11th October  19.30: Severe thunderstorm warnings: with reference to the May 9th Otter Valley Flood with […]

The social media pages of the SVBG have been full of photos of various beasties found in the River over September – as well as the good folk having a good look at what is to be seen. This entry is from 11th September: We […]

The Sid valley Biodiversity Group have been very busy of late. On the 5th September, two qualified people from the West Country Rivers Trust surveyed the fish population with electrofishing. Commissioned by the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group their task was to assess six sites to […]

The idea of felling trees to help nature along rivers feels counter-intuitive, but the specific technique of installing ‘tree-kickers’ has been tried and tested. Here’s a video from the Wild Trout Trust explaining why and how it’s done: Secure installation of felled tree-crowns or whole […]

Taking gravel from the Sid to replenish the beach has been an ongoing process for some time now: Dredged river gravel to protect Pennington Point | Sidmouth Herald The Beach Management Plan envisages further recharging of the beach: 8 March 2023 – Massive step forward […]

Flooding, runoff and ‘pollution risk’ – in the press and online: The Sid River was very full over the weekend – although not as high as during the floods of 2012: River Sid floods in The Byes Sidmouth 7th July 2012 – YouTube And the […]

From Tidelines along the Exe: Just 1 week to go until we get our running shoes on and head to the start line. It’s not too late to sign up to join this year’s Salmon Run! Register for the 5K or join the relay, we […]

It should be possible to manage the waters of the River Sid in a more sympathetic way. A current project is the creation of ‘leaky dams’ near the source of the river: Further work with the Leaky Dams at Stoney Orchard Growing Community in the woodland […]

There’s a huge amount of interest in our rivers – and citizen science can determine the state they’re in: Campaigners believe their work could lead to real change in the water quality of British rivers and beaches by raising awareness of problem pollution areas. According […]