| Urban Regeneration |
 Regenerating parks, open spaces and whole communities
Parks and open spaces are the lungs of the city, giving us all a chance to breath and to get away from the pressure of urban life. Scientists have shown that spending even a small amount of time in a natural environment substantially brings down your stress levels, and the importance of urban green spaces as wildlife habitats is increasing as the countryside falls ever further into decline.
In the past Sheffield’s parks suffered from a lack of funding that now means that their value to people and wildlife isn’t as high as it could be. The City Council is working to put things right, and Sheffield Wildlife Trust is one of the main partners in the long process of giving the city the parks and open spaces it deserves.
Regeneration programmes from Burngreave, Foxhill, Longley, Parson Cross, Shirecliffe and Southey in the north to Norfolk Park and Manor & Castle in the south are focused on rebuilding inner-city parks. The work takes place in close consultation with local people, ensuring that redevelopments meet local needs and supply the facilities that people want as well as leading to healthier, greener open spaces. Wildflower seed is sown on temporarily vacant brownfield land, making for a more colourful neighbourhood and discouraging flytipping. ‘Pocket parks’ provide formal park facilities on the doorsteps of new housing. SWT is developing innovative natural play spaces using landscapes and the natural environment.
The Trust is committed to engaging young people as much as possible in all areas of regeneration. Our youth participation projects support young people to input their ideas and to make sure their needs and priorities are considered. Meanwhile, our flagship park development project is a partnership between Sheffield Wildlife Trust, Sheffield City Council and Manor & Castle Development Trust that will create a vast new district park at Deep Pits in the heart of the Manor estate.
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