The River Sid will be providing the backdrop for the 2025 Sidmouth Nature Festival, to be held at the top of the Byes on Saturday 7th June between 10am and 3pm. The town council’s website gives more on the programme of the Sid Valley Nature Festival: A […]
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“The Sid is one of the most beautiful rivers”
It has been said that the Sid is one of the most beautiful rivers there is – and there is indeed a lot of beautiful imagery available online that displays its charms, including on this website, with a wealth of photography along the Sid. But there […]
Managing a dry spring on our rivers
The headlines this spring have been how Devon’s beaches and rivers became the centre of the sewage crisis – with the photo accompanying this piece from the i newspaper showing the beach at Sidmouth and featuring grim statistics and quotes from the local MP. However, water pollution on […]
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Giving England’s rivers legal rights: “Is a river alive?”
There has been a lot of discussion – and increasing action – over giving England’s rivers legal rights – as the move by Lewes District Council in East Sussex to recognise the fundamental rights of the River Ouse is the first of its kind in the UK. This […]
The Big River Watch – ends 1st May!
Last September we saw the last six-monthly Big River Watch happening, when the Rivers Trust invited you to take part in a simple citizen science activity that helps build a picture of river health across the UK and Ireland. And this month we see the next session taking […]
Creating working wetlands and delivering ‘Upstream Thinking’ in Devon
The latest newsletter from the Devon Wildlife Trust carries a photo and update on the Upstream Thinking project happening in very special places across the county: This image captures a brilliant success story on a Devon farm, where the landowner is over the moon to see […]
Giving England’s rivers legal rights
For some time now, it’s being asked whether our river protections are failing – as, when discussing the state of our rivers, we want to know why, despite legal protections being put in place, many of them are in a dire state. Now, rivers are increasingly being […]
The beach garden: where the Bickwell stream enters the sea…
The Sid Valley is basically the catchment area for the River Sid – hence the name of the group dedicated to enhancing it, the River Sid Catchment Group. However, the Sid is actually not the only waterway in this valley: there is also the Bickwell stream […]
Testing and observing the River Sid: weekend of 25th April
The latest newsletter from the Sid Valley Biodiversity Group looks forward to events next month – the Great UK Water Blitz and the Big River Watch. GREAT UK WATER BLITZ Earth Watch Europe’s Great UK Water Blitz is taking place at the end of April. […]