Why Everyone in Sheffield & Rotherham Needs Green Space Right on Their Doorstep Government inaction on access to nature risks public health, warns Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
In Depth: Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly at Ughill Farm When volunteer Wendy Birks recorded a scarce blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura pumilio at Ughill Farm, she discovered the species had never been logged in this area before. This raised question she wanted answers to! Here is her report:
Ughill Update Summer 2026: New Habitats, More Wildlife Summer 2026 brings major habitat gains to Ughill Farm, where Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust recorded fledgling curlews and over twenty lapwing chicks, plus wildflower meadow restoration and innovative pollinator research.
Lapwings, landscapes and battles with stubborn fences All in a day’s work at Ughill for Keith Tomkins, our Nature Recovery Development Manager!
Fires Damage Carbrook Ravine Nature Reserve During Prolonged Dry Weather We are urging locals to be vigilant after fires were lit on the nature reserve in Sheffield, destroying precious wildflower meadows and putting nearby homes at risk. Ten fire sites have been uncovered across Carbrook Ravine nature reserve and the neighbouring Richmond Heights open space, leaving local residents shaken and precious wildlife habitats burned. It […]
When the rain stops, food stops More than half of England is officially in drought, exposing a hard truth: food production depends on the environment, and nature is under pressure as the climate changes.
Would you like to join the Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Board of Trustees? This year we are looking for three people to join our Board of Trustees. Together, the trustees lead the organisation in the planning, resourcing and delivery of its activities, so that it can achieve its charitable objectives.
Planting a Family Legacy: Jim’s Woodland Story When retired engineer Jim decided to transform a neglected field on his farm in Silkstone, he wasn’t just planting trees – he was engineering a living legacy. With support from the South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership, Jim turned a degraded field into a future haven for wildlife, intentionally designed to increase tree diversity and withstand a […]
Tiny tech, big hopes. Finding the nests of ground-nesting bumblebees is incredibly difficult, leaving major gaps in our understanding of them. Now researchers from the University of Sheffield are testing an innovative new tracking system at Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust’s Ughill Farm, which could transform how we study these remarkable insects.