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A month ago, Storm Chandra left flood-hit East Devon & Exeter underwater as rivers burst their banks across the region. Whilst we were struggling to cope, the question was also being asked: How is the flooding affecting our river wildlife? Looking beyond the immediate impacts from these events […]

Last month, we looked at The River Sid @ the Sidmouth Nature website, which is full of information, resources, suggestions for projects and explorations and more. Its author Peter Orchard is constantly updating and adding to it – and so we have further pages to share. […]

Last week we looked at the history of the flooding of East Devon’s rivers – but it all seems very much part of the present and the immediate future. As reported in the latest Conversation piece, Britain’s relentless rain shows that climate predictions are playing out as […]

The latest edition of the Herald looks at the ‘ongoing water issues’ of the River Otter over the last decades and centuries and in that context asks What does Ottery St Mary’s future look like?. As the writer Josefina Gori says:  As I delved into the […]

Partnering with South West Water, the Devon Wildlife Trust have been doing some Upstream Thinking on Devon’s rivers. That has included creating working wetlands and delivering ‘Upstream Thinking’ in Devon. Much of this is in the thinking of what is being done in and to the River Sid […]

We seem to hold a special affection for otters – and these pages have already looked at otters along the River. Indeed, emotions can run high, as in this piece from 2004 demonstrated, looking at otters on the river Sid: how a habitat was destroyed.  Perhaps […]

One of Sidmouth’s secret jewels is the online resource Sidmouth Nature – which is absolutely bursting with fascinating and useful information about the wildlife and habitats in the Sid Valley. Looking at what it has to offer on the River Sid, there are several pages with nature […]

The River Sid Catchment Group have been working at School Weir and helping salmon along the Sid with partners the Westcountry Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency – and they are progressing with their River Sid Catchment Plan. They are providing an update on where they’re at tomorrow, […]

Considering the idea of “future-proofing Sidmouth” by looking after the Sid, what better can we do than ensure salmon can once again find their way up the river. Not only would this be a sure way of ensuring the health of the river itself, it would […]

The River Sid is perhaps the key to the future health of the Sid Valley, both for its people and for its wider natural environment. In fact, as the civil parish of Sidmouth covers the whole of the Sid catchment area, it could be said […]