Lower Sid
The stretch of the river Sid from where it emerges from under the bridge in Salcombe Road, flows over the ford in Millford Road, then on to the weir by the Ham and into the sea has been called the ‘Lower Sid’ to distinguish it from the stretches further inland through the Byes.This section of the river is not the natural course that it once followed, having been straightened and the sides fortified in the late 1700s. As it is not natural and totally dominated by human intervention it can justifiable be classified as a ‘brownfield’ site.The river is relatively fast flowing through this section and so the scope for nature is somewhat limited but an island of sediment has accumulated just south of the ford and that has developed a number of plant populations. Near to the sea is the point where some bird species are likely to be encountered including mallard, herring gull, cormorant, grey wagtail and occasional dipper. "