The latest meeting of the SVA’s History Group looked at an interesting ‘diversion’: The history of the culverts under the Woolbrook Road Brian Golding noted that there are copious references and pictures of bridges over the Bickwell stream, where it crossed Cotmaton Road and the […]
Author: JW
Trout along the Snod
The river Sid has “always had a reasonable head of brown trout” and even sea trout have been spotted spawning in the river – as recorded in the Sidmouth pages of the Devon Rivers Forum over the last decade and more: River Sid | Devon Rivers Forum […]
The River Sid and climate change
There will be much more rain and heat coming at us in the coming years – all of which will impact the state of our rivers: UK getting more hot and more wet days – Met Office – BBC News Here in Devon, the rivers […]
The River Sid Catchment Plan public consultation – the results
At the end of last month, the River Sid Catchment Plan project reached out to the wider public to get their perspectives on the Sid – past, present and future: The Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival – and the River Sid Catchment Plan Public Consultation – Thursday […]
The Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival – and the River Sid Catchment Plan Public Consultation – Thursday 6th to Saturday 8th June
There’s a full programme of events for this year’s biodiversity festival: Family fun at Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival – Sid Valley Biodiversity Group It kicks off tomorrow with a public consultation on the River Sid Catchment Plan: River Sid Catchment Plan Public Consultation Thursday Friday and […]
How to monitor water quality ‘autonomously’ in Devon
There is some very impressive citizen science happening on the River Sid: Measuring and monitoring along the Sid – The Sid Riverfly monitoring along the Sid – The Sid With the latest initiative coming from the newly-founded River Sid Catchment Group: River Sid Catchment Group: […]
High spring along the Sid looking lovely
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 […]
The Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival down by the Sid: Friday 7th June
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. […]
River Sid Catchment Group: fill in the questionnaire!
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 […]
Raising awareness of river pollution at the County Show
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 […]