Sheffield Wildlife Trust gets donation from E.ON’s Blackburn Meadows plant A local nature reserve managed by Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust has unfortunately been subject to vandalism and illicit trail digging for the use of mounting biking. As a small charity with a team of dedicated members and volunteers the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust work hard to maintain and protect the beautiful but vulnerable habitats across South Yorkshire.
Damage to local nature reserve threatens wildlife A local nature reserve managed by Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust has unfortunately been subject to vandalism and illicit trail digging for the use of mounting biking. As a small charity with a team of dedicated members and volunteers the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust work hard to maintain and protect the beautiful but vulnerable habitats across South Yorkshire.
Government inertia on peatlands risks international embarrassment Two-year delay to England peat strategy as damage continues to vital carbon stores. This year, as the UK hosts the global climate conference, COP26, all eyes will be on the UK’s own action to tackle climate change. The Wildlife Trusts believe that the Government’s failure to address a key issue – how to end the […]
Respond to the Government’s pesticides consultation Insects pollinate a third of all our food crops. Much of our wildlife relies on them for food – be it birds, bats, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals or fish. But the shocking reality is that 41% of the Earth’s remaining insect species are threatened with extinction. In the UK alone we have lost at least […]
Over 800 children receive nature inspired home school resource packs from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust have been busy sending nature inspired home schooling resource packs to over 800 children across South Yorkshire, helping children to connect with wildlife to boost wellbeing in lockdown.
Call for Sheffield City Council to declare an Ecological Emergency Sheffield and Rotherham CEO, Liz Ballard, is calling for our supporters to get behind our call for Sheffield City Council to declare an ecological emergency.
Partial Ban on Burning Peatlands On Friday the Government announced new plans to bring in a partial ban on burning certain types of peatlands
Your invitation to an evening with Megan McCubbin We are thrilled to invite you to a virtual evening with Megan McCubbin on Thursday 25th February at 7pm. Join us for what is sure to be an informative, entertaining and inspirational evening with one of the UK’s leading naturalists. Megan will share personal stories, conservation highlights and fascinating discoveries from her conservation career.
Together we can continue this vital natural flood management work Last week saw some very heavy rainfall across Sheffield and Rotherham, with the real risk of flooding in many areas. However, our nature reserves at Kilnhurst Ings and Woodhouse Washlands were able to function as flood storage basins and prevent flood damage in the surrounding areas. For most of the year these nature reserves are […]
Open letter asking for an ecological emergency to be declared for Sheffield Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust have joined forces with 13 partners across the city to pen an open letter to our city councillors asking for an ecological emergency to be declared for Sheffield. The letter is as follows: We, the below signatories, ask you to declare an ecological or biodiversity emergency for Sheffield by January […]