“Sidmouth’s inspirational leaders” . The District Council is celebrating International Women’s Day in East Devon: 8 March 2023 – International Women’s Day: East Devon’s inspirational leaders… Read More »International Women’s Day in the Sid Valley
Read about the Vision Group for Sidmouth – in the Herald, in its newsletters and online! . There has been growing interest on social media… Read More »“Who are the VGS?” – in the media
The Vision Group for Sidmouth has been an active part of Sid Valley life for almost two decades. Set up in 2005 by members of… Read More »Working towards a Sustainable Sidmouth
“There is so much still to be explored and so much potential to be developed.” . The VGS has posted a couple of pieces this… Read More »Sidmouth and seaweed: interest and activity
“Go back a hundred years & there was more wildlife in the Sid Valley.” “What is the potential for beaver re-establishment?” “The pine marten, a… Read More »The lost wildlife of the Sid Valley
“The RSPB will be holding a consultation event on Thursday 22nd September in the parish rooms in Sidbury between 2pm and 6.30pm.” . Fire Beacon… Read More »Power lines on Fire Beacon Hill
In Sidmouth, Devon and beyond… . There has been a bit of discussion on what is meant by ‘rewilding’ in Sidmouth: At Lymbourne on the… Read More »The ‘rewilding’ debate…
14,000 trees – 1 for every person living in the Sid Valley. Trees, biodiversity and climate change. . Last week, the town council’s environment committee… Read More »Ambitious tree-planting targets
Appreciating bees as pollinators. Moving away from sugar-feeding and intensively farming bees for their honey. . Earlier this month, Charles Sinclair of the Sid Valley… Read More »Shifting towards sustainable beekeeping
“Ancient woodlands are important because they have had time to develop a rich diversity of wildlife and they sequester a large store of carbon in… Read More »Allowing and encouraging woodland to regenerate
… one of the largest citizen science projects in the world. “What will you see?” . This is the “world’s largest garden wildlife survey” –… Read More »Big Garden Birdwatch: 28-30 January
“Looking at weather data from 1865-71 and 2017-20, very clear evidence of our climate now being milder in winter and warmer in summer.” “Only 18%… Read More »Sidmouth’s changing climate
“Solar can be a net benefit in terms of restoring a native habitat and improving ecosystem services, like storm water control and carbon storage and… Read More »Are solar farms good for nature?
“Soil is the most biodiverse place in the Sid Valley.” “Soil can sequester much more carbon and for far longer. Especially if it is left… Read More »Looking after our soil in our gardens
“Making changes to leave the land better than you found it.” Devon farmer Andy Gray’s regenerative farming project to feature on the BBC’s Countryfile programme… Read More »Regenerative Agriculture in Devon