Author: JW

One of the highlights of Glen Goyle is the grand Japanese acer overlooking the lawn. Here it is captured in its full autumn plumage by FOGG member John Hopkins: Indeed, it is such a spectacle that these pages have featured it every year of late, […]

There are hopes of seeing owls across the Glen as not only have owls been seen and heard even in the very centre of Sidmouth, but Glen Goyle is only a short flight from open countryside. They are certainly in the Valley, with Sidmouth’s Donkey […]

A month ago, it was beginning to look autumnal along the Glen with a distinct change in mood and mistiness, with a dusting of autumnal hues. Now things are in full swing, with this report from today’s session by the working party from volunteer member John Hopkins: […]

The weather seems to have turned, along Glen Goyle too… Here are some photos sent in by FOGG working party member Phil Lee from yesterday morning’s session, carried out between showers. As he says, it’s looking ‘somewhat autumnal’… ‘So many different colours in the tree […]

At a time of year when there is no news, there are actually things to report back on when it comes to what’s been happening along Glen Goyle. GARDENING, GARDENING The volunteers of the FOGG working party have not been taking much of a break, […]

The area around the lawn along Glen Goyle used to be the centre-piece of the garden of the former Asherton House – and at the pages on Asherton House and Asherton Gardens there are some fabulous photos of how this spot looked some sixty and […]

It was a week ago when the South West in Bloom team descended on Glen Goyle – that is, when the RHS judges and Sidmouth in Bloom visited the Glen. And now the photos are out of the event – courtesy of Paul Fealey, the […]

There are some magnificent trees to be found in the Sid Valley, as laid out magnificently and in great detail in the Tree Map of the Sidmouth Arboretum. There are also several magnificent specimens in the heart of Sidmouth itself – with the trees of […]

It was back in July 2023 when South West in Bloom first visited the Glen – and again in September 2023 the FOGG working party were delighted to be paid a further visit by the RHS judge Jon Wheatley himself. And so this year, on […]

Glen Goyle has all sorts of charming residents, including members of the damselfly family. And it seems that it is the ideal place for these lovely insects. As the British Dragonfly Society says about the Beautiful Demoiselle, it is “mainly found along streams and rivers, particularly those […]