When it comes to the River Sid entering the sea, there are several things to observe. There is the coming and going of the shingle bar at the mouth of the river: Outlet of the River Sid onto the shingle beach of Sidmouth in Devon […]
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River restoration @ Stoney Orchard
Given the scale of the climate and nature emergencies, the ambition of the Devon Environment Foundation is to protect and restore at least 30% of Devon’s land and water by 2030. Devon Environment Foundation – Supporting Local Environmental Projects The DEF supports projects that improve […]
Upstream Thinking on Devon’s rivers
The DWT has been engaging with landowners on restoring the county’s rivers: Devon Wildlife Trust has been working with farmers to reduce agricultural pollution, restore rivers, wetlands and threatened insect rich grasslands in northern Devon for twenty years and delivering Upstream Thinking for the last […]
“A healthy trout population means a healthy river, lake or coastal area.”
There are trout along the Sid: Trout on the Sid – The Sid As confirmed this autumn by the West Country Rivers Trust: The Environment Agency recently described the River Sid as a rare habitat with such a lot of potential; this is due to its […]
Proposal for “TreeKicker” Installation in the River Sid “may go ahead”
A month ago, the Wild Trout Trust put in a planning application to create a ‘treekicker’: Proposal for “TreeKicker” Installation in the River Sid – The Sid Today, the District Council’s planning department has now said “the proposed works may go ahead”: East Devon District […]
Celebrating the Salmon Run 2023
Last month, there was a lot of positive happening along the River Exe: Salmon Run 2023 – The Sid The Tidelines site tells how it went – including a podcast: Listen here to the 27 minute Salmon Run podcast which celebrates this remarkable species, its migratory […]
Cormorants along the Sid
The Great Cormorant is unmistakable in profile: Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (7). Photo in U.K..JPG – Wikimedia Commons Professional photographer Paul Clayden has taken several fabulous photos of cormorants along the River Sid: A Cormorant fishing and flying on the… – Paul Clayden Photography | […]
Latest on the Sid: reporting on water quality – plus South West Water and Japanese Knotweed
The town council’s environment committee met up on Monday 9th October – and looked at several issues around the River. Here’s an excerpt from the minutes under “The Environment” – and please note that these are the draft minutes, to be ratified later: Jan Metcalf […]
Biodiversity Day and the Sid @ Science Festival: 14th October: more info!
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: […]
Biodiversity Day and the Sid @ Science Festival: 14th October
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 […]