Interesting Places

Riverside Wood’ is the informal name for an area of woodland located along the River Sid. Specifically, the riverside area alongside Margaret's Meadow and Gilchrist Field in The Byes is described as a notable broadleaf woodland.  Unlike most other woodland sites surveyed around Sidmouth, which are situated on higher ground, Riverside Wood falls into the lower ground location.It is a more natural woodland than the others included in the survey. It is unique among at least the twelve surveyed woodland sites in that it appears to be absent of introduced conifer plantation species. This sets it apart from many other local woods like Harpford Wood, Fire Beacon Plantation, Bulverton Hill Plantation, and Core Hill Wood, which contain significant conifer elements.As a broadleaf woodland area, particularly the part near Margaret's Meadow and Gilchrist Field, it is considered among the most interesting locally. It supports a variety of plant species including Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis...