Over the years, there have been several spottings of otters along the River Sid. Here are some postings on the Sidmouth Community for the People Facebook pages – with lots more comment in the threads. During lockdown in April 2020, the wonders of nature were […]
Author: JW
Salmon along the Exe
On Sunday, we saw the great Salmon Run happen along the River Exe – a huge relay race along the entire course of the river: The amazing Salmon Run day! – Tidelines Salmon Run – Tidelines The Tidelines folk have carried out some fascinating research: […]
Fishing on the Sid
There are fish in the waters of the Sid: Fish in the River Sid – The Sid The Fishbrain website tells us what else to find in the River: The most popular species caught here are European seabass, Dusky smooth-hound, and Tub gurnard. 13 catches are logged on Fishbrain. Please […]
Devon Wildlife Trust promoting the county’s rivers
Last summer the DWT produced a beautiful film highlighting the “fragile, threatened beauty” of Devon’s rivers: Devon’s rivers – beautiful, fragile and in need of protection – YouTube It’s webpages offer links to info on species and projects; “Devon’s rivers act as arteries of life […]
How much sewage is ending up in the Sid?
UP-STREAM: Back in May, the Wildlife Trusts were asking questions: Are our river protections failing? – The Sid When it comes to the quality of the water along the River Sid, however, it seems that the number of ‘discharges’ are not causing too much concern: […]
People posting about the Sid on social media
A great place to go to see what’s happening down on the Sid are the local social media pages. Looking at some of the postings for August: Any ideas why the river Sid has been brown with silt since Thursday? Fortescue Bridge contractor not doing things […]
Balsam Bashers along the Sid
There is real concern that invasive species are doing harm to the biodiversity of the River: Invasive species on the Sid – The Sid The Sid Balsam Bashers have been around for some time – with this plea from 2014: Volunteers needed to help ‘bash […]
What is a fish without a river? Indeed, what is a river without a fish?’
A book just out looks at poet Ted Hughes’ love of fishing: Ted Hughes, fishing and one man’s obsession – Prospect Magazine The Catch: Fishing for Ted Hughes – Online Event, April 2022 – YouTube Hughes did a lot of his fishing for salmon on […]
Sid River catchment
Oxford University’s Prof Dieter Helm is concerned about the state of the water industry in England: “What now we have seen is a whole regulatory failure to manage the businesses.” The latest drought exposes the abject failure of water privatisation – Daily News He proposes […]
Restoring wetlands
How much stress is the RIver Sid under at the moment? How much of the Valley’s ‘blue corridor’ should be restored – to help relieve this stress long-term? Here is a piece from today’s Independent: Wetlands ‘must be restored on enormous scale’ to cope with […]