The normally tiny stream which runs through Glen Goyle has attracted some interest: What’s in a name? What to call the stream running through the Glen Goyle? – Friends of Glen Goyle What’s in a name? What to call the stream running through the Glen […]
Author: JW
Welcome to the Glen: ‘a secret garden in the heart of Sidmouth’
Last month, it was agreed that FOGG needs to forge ahead with things other than planting… and that included: SIGNAGE: Following on from liaison between FOGG, Councillors, Streetscene and other key officers at the District Council, some signs have been agreed to – to be […]
“The Glen looking bonny”
Over the weekend, John McGregor, one of the founding members of FOGG, was down Glen Goyle enjoying the quickness of spring. Here he posts some ‘bonny’ blossoms he caught on his camera: … Thanks John! …
An ancient water fountain feeding into the Glen
The topographical and historic connections around Glen Goyle are fascinating. To paraphrase a recent posting on one of the water courses that run through the Glen: The second brook that appears as a waterfall just above the bridge at Glen Goyle… runs through the gardens […]
Lovely spring flowers along the Glen
The FOGG working party spent much of the autumn last year putting in lots of bulbs, seedlings and small plants – which are now beginning to make their way through the layer of mulch – to glorious effect. Here are two fined photos taken this […]
Fritillaries along the Glen
Ed Dolphin has been busy of late photographing spring things coming up along the Glen: They’re not wild but nice to see the Snake’s head Fritillaries flowering in Glen Goyle. With more spring finds along the Glen from Ed: (20+) Sid Valley Biodiversity Group | […]
Asherton House: childhood memories of the gardens of Glen Goyle
The gardens of Glen Goyle have a long and interesting history: History of Glen Goyle – Friends of Glen Goyle And gardens and history are very much attached to the house which stood just to the north of today’s park: Asherton House – Friends of […]
Convent Brook flowing into Bickwell Stream along the Glen
Glen Goyle is blessed with a charming little stream making its way through the narrow gorge – and this unassuming piece of water was featured last week on the blog pages of the Sid River website: The stream that runs through Glen Goyle has more […]
Healthy tree ferns: “a beacon for what we are trying to achieve throughout Glen Goyle”
This time last year, the tree ferns were beginning to open up: Unfurling tree ferns along the Glen – Friends of Glen Goyle They have since been doing very well, thanks to the attentions of the FOGG working party and guidance from the EDDC horticultural […]
Donations bringing back some of the charm of the Glen
It was back in the late summer of 2022 that members of the FOGG working party had the pleasure of meeting a former resident: “On Thursday, whilst in the Glen, I was delighted to meet, by chance, Pat Bassett, who remembers running around the grounds […]