Working for Nature traineeship The Working for Nature programme is a 4-year partnership between Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, to teach and preserve vital conservation and habitat management skills.
Operation Owl – Enough is enough Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust will be supporting Operation Owl this September as part of our ongoing birds of prey campaign.
One step forward two steps back in the fight against badger culling Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust were delighted to hear the news that Natural England have paused the issuing of a badger cull licence in Derbyshire. Unfortunately however, the cull is going to expand again this year to 11 new areas.
Developing a Partnership Street Tree Strategy for Sheffield After each meeting of the Strategy Steering Group, we will be uploading to this web page the presentations and documents that were discussed at the meetings.
Remember A Charity Week – pass on something wonderful The Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust will be collaborating with Remember a Charity Week, 9 – 15 September. Remember A Charity Week brings together over 200 charities to encourage everyone to consider leaving a gift to charity in their Will. Everyone should write a will. It is the only way to ensure that what you […]
On the Verge of Something Big UK wildlife charities have teamed up with England’s government advisor on natural environment to persuade local councils and landowners to help save our pollinators. At the first event of its kind, local authorities and other organisations will be asked to change the way they manage road verges, roundabouts and other valuable grassland habitats to benefit […]
Response from South Yorkshire Police to our Open Letter ‘Tackling Wildlife Crime’ Following on from our recent open letter to South Yorkshire Police about their approach to tackling Wildlife Crime, we have received several encouraging replies from Chief Inspector Mark James, who is the Force Lead for Wildlife and Rural Crime.
The Eastwood Eco Warriors working hard, playing harder The Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust are celebrating the end to a special community project. Over the past four weeks the Trust’s Outdoor Learning team have instructed and worked alongside a group of 11-15 year old Roma boys, in Eastwood Village, Rotherham, to redevelop the playground at their community centre.
Have we got Newts for you! As part of our National Lottery Heritage Funded project, Data for Nature, six Great Crested Newt surveys were undertaken over a three month period at Woodhouse Washlands.
Restoring Greno Woods’ ancient woodland This autumn, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust will be carrying out restoration work to ancient woodland at Greno Woods nature reserve as part of a long-term management plan which aims to bring about a gradual shift towards the re-establishment of native broadleaf to the north and east of the site, providing a range of benefits to wildlife, people and the landscape.