Yesterday, a the blog piece The River Sid @ Sidmouth Nature appeared – looking at what the rich online resource Sidmouth Nature has to say about the Sid – and as the piece shows, that’s quite a lot. The website also has a lot on the hidden gem known […]

There are some fine photos of the Glen to be enjoyed online. Here’s one taken by Anthony Vosper, of the waterfall at the top of the Glen – from a couple of years ago, although it’s a view which can be seen at any time […]

Exactly a year ago, as the debate around local government reorganisation was taking off, we were asking the question: Who will manage what? As District and County Councils merge in ‘unitarisation’, we need to ask: How much ‘transfer of assets and responsibilities’ should there be? And as […]

It’s the time of the year to look back over the year – or at least for the Friends of Glen Goyle, it’s a good time to look back over the last months since the August 2025 newsletter and indeed the Spring 2025 newsletter. As for the last […]

The FOGG working party have been given a nice long list of jobs as part of the coming year’s Works Schedule, supplied by EDDC Horticultural Officer Paul Fealey – and as mapped out in the new page: Weekly Jobs: 2026 – Friends of Glen Goyle […]

One of the things the volunteers at FOGG are keen on is getting insect-friendly along the Glen. One way has been building bug hotels along the Glen. Another is to simply leave felled trees to rot away and provide an inviting home for invertebrates. In the Friends of […]

It was at the Vision Group for Sidmouth’s AGM that the Friends of Glen Goyle project gave their 2025 Annual Report – which is published here in full: FRIENDS OF GLEN GOYLE – ANNUAL REPORT 2025 Firstly thanks to John Hopkins, John McGregor, and Roger our treasurer, for providing […]

It’s been busy along Glen Goyle… This week’s working party session saw half a dozen volunteers from the FOGG working party making use of what was brought in by council horticultural officer Paul Fealey – 1125 bulbs [dog’s tooth violets, crocus, snowdrop, bluebell, anemone, squill, […]

This time of year is always fabulous, with colours bursting out. In particular, the Japanese maples in autumn along the Glen are always stunning. But this year the colours of autumn seem so much more intense – to the extent that these blog pages keep posting pieces […]

Back in July, the RHS judges and Sidmouth in Bloom visited the Glen – and the photos make for an impressive show. Well, last year, the RHS gave an “It’s Your Neighbourhood” Outstanding Award for the Friends of Glen Goyle. And last Saturday, at a relaxed ceremony at […]