Author: JW

Maytime along the River Sid is indeed a delight – as captured by Mary Walden-Till a couple of years ago: Fabulous photos down by the River in May – The Sid And the sightings and observations along the Sid over the last month have indeed […]

There’s the usual packed programme of fascinating fare at this year’s Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival: Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival 2024 – Sidmouth Town Council And the first day of festivities will be focussing on the Sid – both down by the river itself and at Kennaway House. […]

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 […]