The Sid Valley Biodiversity Group is linking with the Devon ‘Life on the Verge’ project. . The County Council have become quite keen on wild… Read More »Life on the Verge: wildflowers at the Bowd

“With more businesses embracing WFH culture and employees no longer having to commute into the heart of the city, and people being more mindful in… Read More »Working from home and the new localism

“The purchase of the site on Queen’s Drive [in Exmouth] was made back in March, but the reasoning and the process behind the acquisition were… Read More »Transparency and Democracy at East Devon: the Ocean Blue case

“Council practices should be fair and transparent.” . The new administration at East Devon is endeavouring to put openness and dialogue at the heart of… Read More »Democracy and Transparency at Exeter

“It is a use it or lose it situation. It will be the death of the high street unless you shop locally. Please remember to… Read More »Supporting Sidmouth businesses through lockdown

Surfers Against Sewage warn about the discharging of untreated sewage . The Sidmouth and East Devon beaches continue to be very clean and well looked… Read More »Keeping our beaches clean

at the Stroud Book Festival: Polly Higgins called for Ecocide to be made an international crime. . Back in 2012, the green campaigner Polly Higgins… Read More »“Dare to be great”

A portrait of medicinal plants growing in our midst. . The Friends of the Byes group does all sorts of things to bring the wildlife… Read More »Fleabane in the Byes

However, “work on an alternative plan for how development across the Greater Exeter Area is happening – following the demise of the ‘GESP.’” . Over… Read More »Teignbridge set to reject Greater Exeter Strategic Plan

“Rewilding, by supporting the dynamic movement and re-establishment of ecological communities, can play a major role in climate adaptation.” . “Britain’s climate zones are shifting… Read More »Rewilding to counter climate change

A vision for a stronger, more resilient future for rural communities. . There are some good ideas out there to help enable the government’s plans… Read More »Build back better: a rural recovery

November newsletter . Joanna Toole of Exmouth was known for her international campaigning on ‘ghost gear’: Ghost gear refers to any fishing gear that has… Read More »The Joanna Toole Foundation and the Global Ghost Gear Initiative

“Aiming to care for and enhance the habitats within our environment to benefit this wildlife, ensuring the Sid Valley is a rich and exciting place… Read More »“An incredible abundance of wildlife in the Sid Valley”

Projects – from beavers and wildcats to glowworms and wildflowers . Congratulations to the DWT: Devon Wildlife is the proud new custodian of Ideford Common,… Read More »Rewilding in Devon

Neil Parish MP: “It’s been hard work, but I think we’re in a much better place now. We wanted firm guarantees in legislation and that… Read More »Upholding food standards