The fruits of trees in autumn
“Watch out for flying fruits!” . It’s autumn – season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as noted by Ed Dolphin writing in the Herald recently… Read More »The fruits of trees in autumn
“Watch out for flying fruits!” . It’s autumn – season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as noted by Ed Dolphin writing in the Herald recently… Read More »The fruits of trees in autumn
“Autumn is a good time to create a new wildlife pond in your garden.” . There have been some great ‘pond projects’ of late: Building… Read More »The pleasures of a pond
“It is an example of the sort of thing we will increasingly experience if we don’t start tackling our relationship with the planet.” Emerging diseases… Read More »Covid and ecology
Government commits to protect countryside for nature Wildlife Trusts launch national nature recovery campaign . The District Council is determined to help improve biodiversity: Creating… Read More »Creating a nature recovery network for East Devon and the UK
Helping to ‘stitch back together Britain’s tattered natural fabric of wild land’. . The chair of the Environmental Audit Committee writes today in Parliament’s online… Read More »Creating a nature recovery network for East Devon
“The best thing to look for if you want to spot tuna is a feeding frenzy.” . In the last couple of weeks, there have… Read More »The return of bluefin tuna to Lyme Bay
“Two rare Devon trees have been found growing in Sidmouth, and they are going to be joined by more of their kind.” . The new… Read More »The Devon Whitebeam and the Sid Valley
“Analysis of the government’s ‘Planning for the Future’ has revealed that the proposed reforms will increase the threat to nature in England and do little… Read More »Rewilding the planning system
“Are the government’s plans for ‘garden communities’ as environmentally-friendly as they sound?” “How could developers be encouraged to build in a way which incorporates nature?”… Read More »Build back better: build back greener
“A commitment to reinvigorating our hedgerow stock” . This week saw an excellent talk delivered by Ed Dolphin on the Sid Valley hedge survey: Online:… Read More »Sid Valley Hedgerows: plans to halt their decline
Can you do a 10-minute bug-spot? “It’s very easy, on a warm sunny day stand or sit by some flowers for ten minutes and count… Read More »Survey the Sid Valley’s pollinators
“We hope that if a good compromise can be reached which can give families a peaceful sanctuary to care for loved ones’ graves, whilst encompassing… Read More »Managing wildlife in Sidmouth Cemetery
“Rewilding is inspiring conservationists with its vision of restoring the lost abundance of nature. That same vision should apply to our homes and gardens, especially… Read More »Rewilding at home
“It’s hard to believe that Autumn is almost upon us, and although the Big Butterfly Count has ended, it doesn’t mean you have to stop… Read More »Butterflies in autumn
These are important indicators of the state of the environment . The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group now has its own website: sidvalleybiodiversity.org.uk It includes the… Read More »Grasshoppers in the Sid Valley