Saving Our Heathlands: Restoration Underway to Help the Nightjar Thrive Thank you to everyone who supported our Help our Heathlands appeal last year. Your kind gift helped us to raise a huge £47,849 towards helping to restore our lowland heathlands – protecting the wildlife that depends on them, including one of our most fascinating summer visitors, the nightjar. The nightjar is a threatened and declining […]
Counting Wings and Waders From breeding birds to elusive insects, the data our volunteers collect directly guides how we go about restoring habitats and processes at Ughill Farm
Making a Splash for Nature: How one-hour ponds could help boost South Yorkshire biodiversity Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust have launched a major new campaign to raise awareness and support practical action for our rivers and wetlands, and you can get involved by creating space for water in your own community!
Winter work brings new wetlands and wildlife habitats to Ughill Farm Winter conservation work at Ughill Farm has created new wetlands, ponds and wildlife habitats, supporting nature recovery and Living Waters efforts.
Windrush Legacy Garden opens in Sheffield after community transforms neglected land. Volunteers at Sheffield Caribbean Sports Club have turned an overgrown and littered piece of land into a woodland garden that has already welcomed hundreds of local people.
The science behind the woods: how evidence guides our work at Greno Woods Across Greno Woods nature reserve, our evidence team is monitoring wildlife, mapping habitats and gathering the data that shapes conservation decisions. Discover the science that helps us protect this ancient woodland for the future.
South Yorkshire’s push for more trees A new feature by David Bocking explores the drive to increase woodland cover in South Yorkshire. The South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership has already supported the planting of more than half a million trees, with much more needed to reach national canopy targets by 2050.
Caring for newly planted trees Here are some tips to give your newly planted trees a better chance to flourish.
Free ponds for landowners in South Yorkshire Since receiving funding from Natural England 7 years ago, Wildscapes CIC have installed over 400 free ponds for landowners across the region, and are looking to install more throughout 2026. The Aim The work forms part of the Natural England led District Level Licensing scheme for great crested newts (GCN). As the habitat delivery partner […]