There are other rivers along the south Devon coast where good things are happening – including the River Exe, with its now well-established Tidelines project, taking the river from the moors to the coast: Exe Tidelines | Facebook What do we want and need to […]

To really appreciate ‘the shortest river in England’, perhaps we need some new – and really big perspectives. Here’s something really big – and very beautiful on BBC Four this evening: River River takes its audience on a journey through space and time spanning six […]

There have been several bridge projects along the river of late: ALMA BRIDGE: The new Alma Bridge opens – Vision Group for Sidmouth (Oct 2020) New Alma Bridge nearing completion – News (Sept 2020) Futures Forum: New plans for Alma Bridge an ‘acceptable compromise’ (Sept 2017) Futures Forum: […]

The media pages of the Sid River website have just been updated – and most of them seem to cover stories on South West Water: In the press – The Sid Just looking at the last couple of weeks: SWW do indeed have their work […]

FARMERS AND THE RIVER’S WATERS: A couple of weeks ago, these pages looked at how the waters of the river are extracted sustainably: “How we manage water availability in the East Devon catchments” – The Sid All around the country, though, this is under considerable […]

There are several social media pages where great photos of the Sid Valley’s abundant natural landscapes are regularly posted, including: Sidmouth Pictures | Facebook Sidmouth Library Virtual Nature Table | Facebook Sid Valley Biodiversity Group | Facebook Here’s one of the ford taken in black […]

This week the government put together a report on how water is abstracted from East Devon’s rivers: It provides an overview of how water resources are sustainably managed to provide water for abstraction to protect the environment:. The Sid catchment is included – even though that […]

The River Sid is very photogenic. Here’s an example taken this time last year by Mary Walden-Till: The Sidmouth Pictures FB pages showcase some fine photos. Here’s a shot taken this morning by Dominic Nancekievill: Sidmouth Pictures | Starting the day off with a stroll […]

Monitoring the quality of the waters of the Sid is an essential part of looking after the river: Monitoring Water Quality – The Sid So much so, that the Town and District Councils have given generous grants for monitoring equipment:  Firstly, the Town Council’s Environment […]

It is understood that water voles were previously active on the Sid, but disappeared – with speculation that this might have been about thirty years ago. There have been reports of their ‘return’, but as yet there is no confirmation from film or any other […]