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.
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.
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.
Following a meeting to discuss tackling Wildlife Crime in South Yorkshire, the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust and RSPB have penned an open letter to South Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Stephen Watson detailing the main points and agreed actions and outcomes of the meeting.
Wyming Brook Nature Reserve has been recognised for its environmental character, maintenance and visitor experience by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, retaining it’s Green Flag award.
Wyming Brook Nature Reserve has been recognised for its environmental character, maintenance and visitor experience by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, retaining it’s Green Flag award.
July saw our volunteers complete surveying at Blacka Moor nature reserve looking at bird species richness, thanks to money raised by National Lottery players as part of our Data for Nature project.
Sunnybank nature reserve is adjacent to Broomhall, which is within the poorest 7% of neighbourhoods in the country according to the 2015 Index of Multiple Deprivation. Communities like this need accessible green spaces where people can connect with nature, and Sunnybank is freely open and available to everyone. Thanks to funding of almost £10,000 from […]
We’re pleased to announce that our new online recording system has gone live! This system enables you to submit your sightings to us, to help us make better, more evidence based conservation choices on our nature reserves, and inform our Living Landscapes strategy around Sheffield and Rotherham. Not only will this make it easier for […]
Report finds insufficient evidence to confirm illegal felling but identifies lessons learnt for Sheffield City Council and Amey to note and apply for future operations.
