Please do not disturb! We all know that wildlife is in trouble, but you may not know that simply by keeping our dogs on a lead at this critical time of year we can help protect endangered species. Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust are thrilled that so many people are re-connecting with nature across the region, including at nature […]
Sheffield City Council plan to reduce glyphosate use welcomed Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust welcomes Sheffield City Council’s commitment to reduce their use of the herbicide glyphosate.
Leave peat undisturbed – in bogs, not bags! Join our call for an immediate ban on the sale of all peat products.
Nature for Everyone Add your name to our new campaign calling for a legal right to local nature in the Government’s Levelling Up reforms.
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust wins £40,000 Movement for Good award The £40,000 award will enable Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust to extend Natural Flood Management work to suitable sites in the Upper River Don catchment area to mitigate flood risk.
Have your say for nature in the Sheffield City Centre Consultation There’s only a few days to have your say and support nature! See our suggested responses… Do you visit, live or work in the central area of Sheffield – from Neepsend to Kelham Island to the Universities to Queens Road and everything in between? Would you like colour, shade, bird song and nature in the central area? […]
New homes for barn owls On a crisp sunny day just before Christmas, the Sheffield Lakeland team from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust, put up their first new barn owl box. A large oak tree in the Bradfield area, close to where barn owls have recently been seen, was carefully chosen for the location of nest box. It was attached […]
Government puts bees at risk The Government has once again put bees at risk by permitting the use of the banned pesticide thiamethoxam on sugar beet in England in 2022.
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust’s response to the Integrated Rail Plan for the North Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust welcome the publication of this long overdue report and the fact that the Government has not blindly gone ahead with the eastern leg of HS2 (Phase 2b).
Environment Act now UK law Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust welcome the passing of the Environment Act today, which – although it could have been a stronger piece of legislation – will help the UK Government make significant progress in tackling the climate and nature crises.