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 […]

A lot has happened on the River Sid over the last year. Here’s a look back in the press on the local news and themes of 2025 and before – from balsam bashing to dredging, from fishing to fish ladders (or the continuing lack of […]

Over the last months, the School has put together an extraordinary and ambitious project – its Confluence – the River Sid and Its Tributaries, which brings people, ideas, knowledge and action together to protect, conserve and enhance the river and its tributaries. [And there are some great photos […]

A couple of weeks ago, when no fish were caught during the River Sid fish lift event, it was suggested quite reasonably by RSCG chair Charles Sinclair that “the large number of fish jumping last week have vacated the weir pool, probably because of predation by cormorants.” Indeed, […]