Other organisations are working hard to improve the lot of wildlife in the UK, and to enhance and conserve our natural environment. Visit the websites below to find out more.
The Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham is just one of the 47 Wildlife Trusts that work across the UK to conserve native habitats and species, in the countryside, in cities or at sea.
A BBC initiative to encourage people to enjoy the outdoors, and to become more knowledgeable about nature and the environment.
en:volve is the youth participation programme of The Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham. We aim to deliver excellent and innovative youth work.
A Sheffield based social enterprise set up to enhance the local environment, and help improve people's lives. It runs various commercial services - landscape design and build, green roof design, composting, grounds maintenance and traditional building skills courses - all support and promote its charitable aims.
The Wildlife Trust's North Sea Project and Living Seas.
Find out all about Rotherham's country parks, woodlands and local nature reserves. The Wildlife Trust will be managing the council's newest wetland nature reserve, at Centenary Riverside, on the banks of the River Don.
Sheffield – Let’s Change4Life is a city wide programme focused on addressing overweight and obesity in children and families.
Information on all Sheffield's parks and green space is on the council website. We're working closely with the Council ensure promoting bio-diversity is a key element of its new green spaces strategy.
We work closely with the Department, especially to improve sustainability in urban landscape design, and to promote environmentally friendly approaches to planning.
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust covers the whole county outside Sheffield and Rotherham. Details of the 80 wildlife sites managed by YWT, its campaigns to preserve and enhance habitats for bitterns, water voles and other endangered species can all be found on their website