“Two rare Devon trees have been found growing in Sidmouth, and they are going to be joined by more of their kind.”
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The new biodiversity group is keeping busy:
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Next week, it will be looking at how it has been surveying the Sid Valley these last months – and how it will do so over the coming months – with input and help from the wider public:
Online: Surveying the Sid Valley – Vision Group for Sidmouth
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Recent surveys from the Sidmouth Arboretum have looked at trees and hedgerows:
The Sid Valley Hedgescape: full report – Vision Group for Sidmouth
Sid Valley Hedgerows: plans to halt their decline – Vision Group for Sidmouth
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And a key hedgerow tree in these parts is the Devon Whitebeam:
Karpatiosorbus devoniensis – Wikipedia
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This week’s biodiversity piece in the Herald looks at this special tree – which follows on from a bit of surveying and promises a little more planting:
Sidmouth and Ottery breaking news and sport – Sidmouth Herald
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With the digital format here:
Sid Valley Biodiversity Group report: Devon Whitebeam | Sidmouth Herald