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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The first Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival started with a bang last week: Enjoy the outdoors at Sidmouth’s first biodiversity festival | Sidmouth Herald And so it came to an end over the weekend – with a final flourish: Local wildlife celebrated during festival – Sid Valley […]

Here’s an excellent new tool brought out today by Surfers Against Sewage: We’ve launched a brand-new scene at Digital Ocean School, our immersive 360-online platform that reimagines the future of ocean education, to help educate young people on the state of our rivers and seas […]

As part of the Biodiversity Festival, there will be a whole day of activities devoted to the parks along the River Sid – the Byes and the Ham – on Saturday 10th June. Check out the full list below – with some events needing to […]

There has been considerable concern locally about Storm Overflow spills: Sewage spill around Sidmouth’s beach: what’s it all about? – The Sid It’s quite a coup, then, for the SVBG to have Carolyn Cadman, South West Water’s Director of Natural Resources, taking part in its […]

Next week, the SVBG’s very first Biodiversity Festival kicks off: Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival – June 5th – 11th, 2023 – Sid Valley Biodiversity Group The importance of “wild” patches in British gardens Last week, biodiversity and sustainability were at the heart of the Chelsea Flower […]

The SVBG Biodiversity Festival is packed full of events: Sidmouth Biodiversity Festival – June 5th – 11th, 2023 – Sid Valley Biodiversity Group And its calendar is getting even fuller. Here’s an update of the day on what’s happening on the River on Tuesday 6th June, […]