Flooding, runoff and ‘pollution risk’ – in the press and online: The Sid River was very full over the weekend – although not as high as during the floods of 2012: River Sid floods in The Byes Sidmouth 7th July 2012 – YouTube And the […]
Salmon Run 2023
From Tidelines along the Exe: Just 1 week to go until we get our running shoes on and head to the start line. It’s not too late to sign up to join this year’s Salmon Run! Register for the 5K or join the relay, we […]
Natural and low-impact infrastructure along the Sid
It should be possible to manage the waters of the River Sid in a more sympathetic way. A current project is the creation of ‘leaky dams’ near the source of the river: Further work with the Leaky Dams at Stoney Orchard Growing Community in the woodland […]
Citizen science on our Westcountry rivers
There’s a huge amount of interest in our rivers – and citizen science can determine the state they’re in: Campaigners believe their work could lead to real change in the water quality of British rivers and beaches by raising awareness of problem pollution areas. According […]
Fabulous photos – tales by the river in August
These pages have taken us through the seasons along the River Sid – but not yet high summer. And for a summer snap-shot, we have to start on the beach: August 2006: “The river seems to disappear into the shingle.” Mouth of the River Sid, […]
Celebrating East Devon’s rivers – Festival of the Exe
There are a lot of things happening on our neighbouring river: Action on the River Exe – The Sid Learning from Devon’s other rivers: the Tidelines project on the Exe – The Sid Including research into discharges: Friends of the River Exe (FORE) | Facebook […]
Trout or salmon?
There is real interest in ‘the return’ of salmonids to the Sid – as the response to the sharing of a recent post on social media showed: Sidmouth Community | We’d all like to see the Sid become more fish-friendly… | Facebook Sid Valley Biodiversity […]
Sidmouth’s River
Roger Trend, retired university earth scientist lecturer, has written several books and given many a talk on the features of the Sid Valley – including: Sidmouth Rocks Sidmouth’s Coast SVA welcomes earth scientist as guest speaker | Sidmouth Herald Here he is writing about the […]
The past, present and future of trout on the Sid
Trout have been seen on the River over the years: Trout on the Sid – The Sid The Wild Trout Trust is certainly interested in trout on the River, with its recent visits and reports: River Sid, Devon Advisory Visit | Wild Trout Trust Anglers […]
Clever ways to measure pollution levels on our rivers
There have been several reports recently looking at ways to determine how well our rivers are doing: A Cornish school pupil is using satellite imagery to track sewage pollution in rivers. Arthur, 13, who attends Mullion School near Helston in Cornwall, said he had adapted existing […]