Much has been written about the past, present and future of trout on the Sid – and perhaps even more about a possible fish pass on the Sid. But whilst we wait for that to happen, how can we give migrating fish a (literal) helping hand […]
Author: JW
Managing highway run-off pollution in rivers: online talk
Here’s a video report from BBC Breakfast from a couple of months ago, looking at highways environment run-off pollution from roads into rivers: The EA said it recognised that run-off from highways and urban areas was a “serious issue” accounting for 18% of water quality failures […]
The 2024 River Sid Engagement Report
The River Sid Catchment Group’s Facebook pages are not only full of infectious enthusiasm about the River, but also give regular updates of goings-on, including this week’s announcement of funding for further engagement projects. And a recent engagement involved asking people what came to mind […]
Managing flooding and climate change on the River Sid
This last week has seen the usual Two Bridges Road closed after flooding in Sidford, whilst tragically a dog drowned in the fast-flowing River Sid in the Byes park. Thankfully, earlier in the year, £1.4m of funding was awarded to prevent flooding from the Rivers Otter and Sid – with the focus […]
Species recovery on the River Sid
Last year, we were introduced to the specially-trained dogs sniffing out invasive crayfish in Devon reservoirs – called ‘River’ and ‘Sid’. These species [the crayfish and not the wonderfully-named dogs] are considered ‘invasive’ party due to human preference, but really because they were never in this […]
Protecting the River Sid at the Sidmouth Science Festival
It’s good to be able to share some success stories. Fishing along the Sid was once a regular activity, but much less so today – and yet looking to how the very different landscape of the chalk stream waters of the Test and Itchen Rivers in Hampshire […]
Citizen science on the River Sid – and at the Sidmouth Science Festival
‘Citizen science’ has been an important driver of work along the River Sid these last couple of years in particular – including the solid water monitoring project along the Sid conducted by teams from the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group and its now regular riverfly monitoring programme, as well […]
Along the River Exe: Salmon Run: 29th September
The River Exe Action Week is well under way – culminating in a big event this Sunday. Writing in the Exeter Observer, Lee Curtis lets us know about the Salmon Run 2024: Salmon Run returns for its third year with three community running events on […]
River Exe Action Week
This weekend, the River Exe Action Week was launched – with a whole host of events, including their contribution to World Rivers Day on Saturday 21st September: Take Action – Friends of the River Exe Organised by Friends of the River Exe, this is a partnership between Sustainable […]
Investing in ‘nature-based solutions’ to reduce the risk of flooding
Sidmouth will probably see substantial new housing developed – but there’s concern about the lack of infrastructure. And that includes infrastructure against increased flooding. There are resilient responses to reverse the effects of urban flooding – both in the Sid Valley and beyond. And there is […]