An application for 85 homes a Hollin Busk – an area of open countryside between Stocksbridge and Deepcar was turned down by SCC Planning Committee yesterday.
Category: Updates
Partnership working strategy for city’s street trees is unveiled
A new shared vision for the care and management of Sheffield’s street trees will be published this week alongside an online survey which asks for views from individuals and organisations to help shape a final strategy by spring 2021.
New report calls for ambitious pesticide reduction target
Nation of insect champions needed to reverse insect decline Today The Wildlife Trusts publish a new report ‘Reversing the Decline of Insects’ which shows how people, in every part of […]
The Wildlife Trusts call for nature to be at the heart of economic recovery – not simply an ‘add-on’
Today the Prime Minister announces a new deal for Britain “which puts jobs and infrastructure at the centre of the government’s economic growth strategy.” Commenting on the Prime Minister’s speech, […]
Thank You’ to National Lottery players for making it possible
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust has received £50,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on heritage. Since the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Kick-start nature’s recovery and absorb a third of UK emissions
New report from The Wildlife Trusts shows how investing in nature would reap big dividends in tackling climate crisis
The Time is Now Virtual Mass Lobby
On 30 June we are coming together for a virtual lobby, inviting you, and thousands of others to ask MPs to put people, climate and nature at the heart of […]
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust sends a message of support to teachers
The Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust Outdoor Learning team have launched a programme of offers to support teachers during this transition period in education. It’s a tough time for children […]
Giant hogweed – possibly the UK’s most dangerous plant
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is often referred to as the UK’s most dangerous plant, with its toxic sap that can cause life changing burns and blisters for those that come into contact with it.
Good news as housing development application on Owlthorpe Fields refused
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust are delighted by the decision by Sheffield City Council’s Planning & Highways Committee to refuse planning permission for a housing development application on Owlthorpe Fields in Mosborough.