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The Sid

Helping improve the river

  • Helping the Sid River
    • About the River Sid
    • Resources on the River Sid
    • Photography along the Sid
    • Filming along the Sid
  • Nature Recovery
    • Nature Recovery – the whole river
    • Nature recovery – looking after the waters
      • Water pollution on the Sid
      • Monitoring Water Quality
    • Nature recovery – creatures along the Sid
      • Bats along the River
      • Otters along the River
      • Water voles along the Sid
    • Nature recovery – what other groups are doing
      • Nature recovery – Sidmouth Town Council
      • Nature recovery – Sid Valley Biodiversity Group
      • Nature recovery – Devon Wildlife Trust
  • Stretches along the Sid
    • The River Sid Nature Reserve
    • The Byes Park
      • The Byes Park – Gilchrist Field and Margaret’s Meadow
    • The mouth of the Sid
  • Fish Pass
    • Fish in our rivers
      • Electro-fishing
    • Fish in the River Sid
    • School Weir
  • In the press
  • History of the Sid
    • River Sid – ‘The Bad Old Days’
    • On the River Sid – the disappearing house in the Byes
    • “The Rest”: A house in the Byes
  • Art and Culture along the Sid
    • Paintings of the River Sid
    • Creativity along the Sid
  • Tales from the Sid

Here’s a list of guidance from the authorities and reports commissioned by local bodies.

FISH LADDER

  • Guidance from Environment Agency: 
    • Environment Agency Fish Pass Manual – 2010 
    • Guidance notes for fish pass approval
    • EA Guide to rights and responsibilities of riverside ownership
  • Devon Wildlife Trust: report from 2013/14: 
    • Living Rivers Project: the Sid Vale Association, Devon Wildlife Trust and Devon Biodiversity Records Centre
  • Fishtek Consulting: report from 2014:  
    • Site visit and fish passage option discussions with Devon Wildlife Trust, Sid Vale Association & Fishtek Consulting

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