PHOTOGRAPHY ALONG THE SID
Over the years, a lot of pictures have been taken of and along the River Sid.
There are photos of the River going back to the nineteenth century:
The Sid River, Sidmouth by Original photograph: (1875) Photograph | photovintagefrance
The local photography club has some stunning images of the River on its website:
Welcome to Sidmouth Photographic Club: Sidmouth Photo Club
Just to pick a couple of contemporary personal pages and professional websites:
Strolling the Byes for Jo’s Monday Walk – Lucid Gypsy
The ford at Sidmouth – License, download or print | Photos | Picfair
Sidmouth photographer captures beauty of The Byes | Sidmouth Herald
PHOTOS: Eagle-eyed photographer spots otter feeding near Sidmouth
Here’s a sample of what’s available online at Geograph:
Sidmouth : The River Sid © Lewis Clarke cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
With lots more here:
River Sid upstream from a footbridge… © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
The weir on River Sid at Fortescue © David Smith :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
River footbridge leading to Sid Park… © Jaggery cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
File:A Pond near the River Sid in Sidbury – geograph.org.uk – 1006147.jpg – Wikimedia Commons
And there’s always a google search:
Photography along the Sid River Sidmouth – Google Search
Here are some galleries taken since the inception of this project:
APRIL/JULY 2021:
Here are some beautiful photos from local photographer Paul Claydon:
Sidmouth photographer captures beauty of The Byes | Sidmouth Herald
And these are from his Facebook pages – see especially of the town centre’s pair of otters:
Paul Clayden Photography | Facebook
AUGUST 2021:
Taken 25th August 2021 by Richard Eley at Fortescue.
SEPTEMBER 2021:
A really beautiful photo taken by Simon Horn and posted on Sidmouth Community Facebook – of a section of the same Fortescue part of the river.
DECEMBER 2021
More from the Sid Nature Reserve at Fortescue:
Says Richard Eley: “The middle photo shows a tree that has been engulfed by a change in the path of the river, but it grows on regardless.”
Taken 28th December 2021 by Richard Eley at Fortescue.
“Photos of the river towards Sidford. In quite full flood this morning. The trees are mainly alder, and the medium sized vegetation is mainly Japanese Knotweed. The bottom photo shows the route of the river about five years ago. After really heavy rain, the river returns temporarily to its old route.”
JANUARY 2022
Taken on the morning of 23rd January by Richard Eley at Fortescue.
“We have giant snowdrops on the land – I have no idea why.”
FEBRUARY 2022:
Photos taken over the last few years – just uploaded onto the ‘River Sid Nature Reserve’ instagram pages:
@river_sid_nature_reserve • Instagram photos and videos
MAY 2022:
From the “Tales from the Sid” – a regular, weekly posting of something on the River. This is celebrating the River in photography in May:
Fabulous photos down by the River in May – The Sid
JUNE 2022:
A wonderfully sylvan view along the River at Fortescue by local photographer Richard Powell:
With more from this month here:
Fabulous photos down by the River in June – The Sid
JULY 2022:
With another batch here:
Fabulous photos – tales by the river in July – The Sid
A piece on invasive species – photos by Jan Metcalf of the SVBG Water Monitoring Project:
Invasive species on the Sid – The Sid
AUGUST 2022:
More on invasives – and a photo from Charles Sinclair of the SVBG:
Balsam Bashers along the Sid – The Sid
SEPTEMBER 2022:
Invasive species on the Sid – The Sid
Here are some photos of a walk up the Byes in September. Lots of lovely dappled light:
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