“Pardon the weeds, we’re feeding the bees” . Yesterday’s Café Scientifique looked at biodiversity projects in the Sid Valley: online: Biodiversity Special – Vision Group… Read More »Letting grass verges grow

The principles for building a resilient recovery: Low-carbon retrofits and buildings that are fit for the future. Infrastructure to make it easy for people to… Read More »Green housing

Farming with the environment in mind Saving Devon’s Treescapes . Here are a couple of excerpts from the lastest newsletter from the ED AONB team:… Read More »East Devon AONB summer update

Coastal communities have been some of the hardest hit in this crisis. . The Sidmouth economy relies a lot on the hospitality and care industries… Read More »Do we need a ‘Coastal Economies Minister’?

… and a Beautiful Demoiselle damselfly comes to visit . One of the most helpful ways to improve biodiversity in your back yard is to… Read More »Building a garden pond to help us cope

“The South West of England is of national importance for bees and other pollinating insects due to the unique conditions resulting from a combination of… Read More »B-Lines: a network of wildflower habitats

“Everyone has pulled together to ensure that no one in the community has to go without the basic necessities.” . In Exeter this coming Wednesday… Read More »Sid Valley Food Bank moves to new premises

“Making most of the newly-pedestrianised areas by spreading out on to the street with clothes stalls and outdoor cafes.” . All sorts of steps have… Read More »Making Sidmouth streets safe and welcoming

“The UK is consistently falling short of its targets.” Why not take your not-quite working electronic stuff to the next Repair Café?! . Unfortunately, during… Read More »The steadily growing problem of e-waste

Certain indoor plants can dramatically remove indoor air pollutants. . We’ve been spending an awful lot of time indoors – which can also pose its… Read More »Keeping healthy indoors

The people who are trying to make use of untapped, natural sources of energy. . The BBC World Sevice runs a fascinating series: BBC World… Read More »Free electricity!

The new Environment Bill would require any development to increase biodiversity. And yet new planning proposals “would allow an increasing number of residential developments to… Read More »Biodiversity Net Gain: of newts and planning

It can be done easily and safely at outlets everywhere. It’s all about trying to reduce ‘the pandemic of plastic pollution’. . This month, there’s… Read More »Refill your plastic water bottle!

Digging and scrubbing around helps to create landscapes that attract all manner of wildlife. . The ideas and practice of ‘rewilding’ are gaining ground: Wild… Read More »A guide to rewilding your backyard

New analysis finds over nine in ten rural areas are unaffordable for care workers in the private rented sector as rural housing week 2020 begins… Read More »Rural Housing Week – and housing rural key workers