Busy Bloggin’

The latest news of species which have been seen around Sheffield and Rotherham. Tell us what you’ve spotted at wildsheffield.com/sightings

Join me on my quest to keep a toddler entertained in my garden and home, with nature as our inspiration, and with fun (and a bit of learning!) as our goal.

What have insects ever done for us? Really quite a lot actually, as Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex explains.

I asked my children not to talk about memories or future plans and just to walk slowly and really look at our surroundings, and to ‘notice’ things of interest.

You are invited into the garden of Outdoor Learning Officer, Sarah Lamb to investigate what interesting nature adventures could be found in her ‘titchy urban garden’.

Healthy natural habitats can store huge amounts of carbon, but many of our wild places are damaged, fragmented and threatened with further destruction. To tackle the climate emergency, we need to protect and restore our wild places.

Our lakes, rivers, reservoirs and coasts are a winter home for an estimated 2.1 million ducks! Here’s an introduction and ID guide to the dabbling ducks you’re most likely to see this winter.