There is an excellent group which does pretty much what the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project tries to do, but on a national scale. And that’s Caring For God’s Acre – the conservation charity for burial grounds across the UK – Protecting Wildlife, Preserving Heritage, Involving […]

The Sidmouth Nature Explorers are one of the many very active groups of the U3A in Sidmouth – and they have a rich archive of blog posts reporting on their monthly explorations. As they say: “We meet at a Sidmouth location for a short accessible stroll aiming to […]

There are some beautiful yew trees in the churchyards and cemeteries of the Sid Valley – and they are a much loved tree. Last summer, a visitor was particularly enthusiastic about Britain’s Ancient and Sacred Trees | And I love Yew and Yew and Yew very […]

Founding members of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries working party and steering group, Anne and Mick Street have let us know that they are having to step down from their roles. They have both been central to the growing success of the CSC project, not only with […]

For the second Love your Yew Week last month, in collaboration with the Ancient Yew Group, Caring For God’s Acre (the conservation charity for burial grounds across the UK) asked those who had the good fortune to have a yew or two to look after, to look […]

The council has agreed that the older part of Sidmouth Cemetery, known as Area 3, should be managed as a wildlife area. As the EDDC Management Plan 2021-25 says: “This area to be left is to become wild, with several closely-mown pathways cutting through the rewilding for access.” […]

A fortnight ago, we took a winter walk in Sidmouth Cemetery with Liz Dicker and Mick Street of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project. One of the highlights are the magnificent wild hellebores which greet us with their glorious green winter flowers along the Temple Street driveway –  and […]

The magnificent website Sidmouth Nature refers extensively to Sidmouth Cemetery, from a dedicated page to related pages on meadows, biodiversity networks and project ideas. And over the last week or so, the creator of this online resource, Peter Orchard, has been adding further pages and information […]

There have been some wonderful pieces published on these pages penned by members of the Cherishing Sidmouth Cemeteries project. Here’s something on the wildlife at this time of year which can be spotted at Sidmouth Cemetery, put together by CSC working party members Liz Dicker […]

Journalist Richard Torné at the Sidmouth Herald is very keen to capture stories of local people doing something a little different – and one of his latest articles looks at a Sidmouth teacher seeking stories of WWII fallen servicemen.  His piece begins thus: A former teacher […]