Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust receives grant of £249,500 from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund 68 projects have been awarded grants between £62k and £3.8 million to kick-start a pipeline of nature-based projects while creating and retaining jobs First funding round sees £40 million pot allocated, second round of funding to open in early 2021 Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust is one of the first environmental projects awarded a grant […]
Housing application on Local Wildlife Site in Dore refused An application to build 22 houses on a Local Wildlife Site at Long Line in Dore has been refused by Sheffield City Council’s Planning and Highways Committee.
Good news from our Woodhouse Washlands nature reserve for National Tree Week! As part of the River Restoration Project, our volunteers have just planted 200 native tree whips across the site. These trees will be so important for the reserve – As they grow, they will provide food and shelter for breeding birds, stabilise the riverbanks to protect against erosion, and will also help the resilience of the river against climate change.
The Wildlife Trusts to “harness the power of nature” in fight against climate change Beavers, birds and butterflies will also benefit from almost £2 million Postcode Lottery funding announcement The Wildlife Trusts across England, Scotland and Wales are to harness the power of nature to fight climate change, thanks to almost £2 million raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. The money will be used to fund nature restoration […]
Sheffield environmental consultancy to deliver more fully funded wildlife ponds across the South Yorkshire region Following on from the success of last year’s project that saw over 30 ponds created or restored across South Yorkshire and Derbyshire on behalf of Natural England, Wildscapes CIC have been appointed again to deliver a number of ponds across Doncaster and Barnsley this winter.
Volunteers support Redmires water vole survey Thanks to National Lottery players water vole (Arvicola amphibius) is one of six species being supported through the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership which have found their home along the Conduit, ditches, drains and rushy run offs at Redmires.
Government publishes HS2 Phase 2B update Earlier in October the Government published an update on the Eastern Leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2b, from the West Midlands to Leeds.
Did you know that England’s planning system is changing? We need an effective planning system to help us all benefit from a wilder future, where nature is recovering and we all live in healthy communities with natural green spaces on our doorsteps. We know that the current system isn’t working, but we’re concerned that the new reforms will make a bad situation even worse.
The winning wonders of Wyming Brook Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust celebrates as Wyming Brook nature reserve retains the Green Flag Award! It has been a record-breaking year as more than 2,000 green spaces across the country have been awarded the international quality mark. Today, parks and green spaces across the country will be raising their Green Flag Award with pride […]
No tricks, just treats! Keep your little monsters entertained this Halloween half-term with our spooktacular Wild Play events and uncover some mushroom mysteries!