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 […]
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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 […]
Surveying fish along the Sid with electro-fishing
A week of looking at our rivers has just finished: The Big River Watch – The Sid And in a week’s time, there’s a big day looking at the River Exe: Along the River Exe: looking to World Rivers Day: 21st September – The Sid […]
Along the River Exe: looking to World Rivers Day: 21st September
A message received from Transition Exeter: Here’s a Save the Date for an exciting event, an Assembly of River Beings, exploring how we might speak on behalf and give voice to all the beings who live on and around our River Exe, including how we […]
The Big River Watch
The Rivers Trust is keen to engage local citizen scientists: Twice a year we run Big River Watch weeks. where we invite you to take part in a simple citizen science activity that helps build a picture of river health across the UK and Ireland. […]
Himalayan Balsam along the Sid
We have an issue of unwanted plants along the river: Invasive species on the Sid – The Sid Now is the height of the Himalayan Balsam – and it’s been a concern for some time now: SIDMOUTH community for the people | Very concerned to […]
Culverts along Woolbrook Road
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 […]
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 […]