Author: JW

These September days have been glorious – and all of this wonderful weather can be appreciated in every corner of Glen Goyle. Here is a batch of photography from today, Thursday 19th September, showing the Glen at its best – from exotic tree ferns to […]

The District Council has just installed new benches in the ‘bench alcoves’ – both sitting nicely along the Bickwell stream weaving through Glen Goyle: The first installed bench, going up the brook. The second bench, on a gentle curve and before a gentle slope Installing […]

Looking at FOGG’s sister group, the Cherishing Sidmouth’s Cemeteries project, there are many things they have in common. Much of what each working party has undertaken has been about taking out strangling monoculture and bringing in greater variety, which should delight both human and wildlife […]

It’s not actually the job of volunteers from the FOGG working party to ‘clear paths’ along Glen Goyle – as these are maintained by the District and County Councils – whose teams are often seen with brushes and bowers. On the other hand, members of […]

The Friends of Glen Goyle have been somewhat busy over the summer – from welcoming visitors and collaborating with other like-minded groups, to sorting ‘street furniture’ and successfully applying for (very generous) funding. VISITATIONS: The various groups and organisations who have visited the Glen over […]

Over the last couple of months, there have been several visits to the Glen from very appreciative people: Sampson Society visit Glen Goyle – Friends of Glen Goyle Important day for Glen Goyle – Vision Group for Sidmouth The Devon Wildlife Trust visits “the wonderful […]

There is a lot of wildlife along Glen Goyle – and since the inception of the FOGG project, more has been allowed to proliferate as over-dominant species have been cut back and more air and light let in. John McGregor of FOGG got in touch […]

The weather has been very mixed this year – with today’s working party not working this morning as the cold and rain has not been exactly conducive. However, a couple of days ago, on Monday 22nd July, FOGG working party member John McGregor was out […]

There have been a few gaps along the Glen where once upon a time there were benches: Infrastructure along the Glen – Friends of Glen Goyle The Friends of Glen Goyle have looked into what might be ideal to fit in these gaps, in terms […]

There are some fabulous trees along the Glen, as recorded by Ed Dolphin of the Arboretum: There is a Handkerchief Tree, Davidia involucrata, in the Glen; the story of its Veitch link is on the Kew website. Davidia involucrata Baill. | Plants of the World Online […]