On Wednesday 28th September our CEO Liz Ballard, Living Landscape Development Manager Nicky Rivers and Advocacy Officer Ian Cracknell met with Clive Betts, MP for Sheffield South East at Owlthorpe […]
Category: Updates
Announcing the 2023 Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Calendar
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust are delighted to present our calendar for 2023! Featuring stunning full colour photographs of local wildlife and nature from across Sheffield & Rotherham, the calendar […]
Whirlow playing fields show benefits of natural flood management in latest Limb Brook project
Natural flood management measures at Whirlow Playing Fields is regenerating the area and improving wildlife habitats.
Funding the future of invertebrates at Greno Woods
Funding from Biffa Award has helped us to restore habitats in our Greno Woods nature reserve to care for invertebrates.
Owlthorpe Fields gains Local Wildlife Site status
After almost 4 years of campaigning against housing development on a rewilded Greenfield site in Owlthorpe, Sheffield, the decision to designate the two remaining allocated housing areas as Local Wildlife Sites came as very welcome news to local community group Owlthorpe Fields Action Group (OAG).
Dry conditions could have long-term impact on wildlife
As Yorkshire Water announce a hosepipe ban from 26th August, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust are urging people to consider the impacts of the drought on wildlife and start using water wisely now.
Wyming Brook nature reserve retains Green Flag award for seventh year
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust is celebrating achieving the Green Flag Award at Wyming Brook nature reserve for the seventh consecutive year. The award is the international quality mark for […]
Work with swift groups saves local swift colony
On the morning of 10 June 2022 our Advocacy Officer Ian Cracknell joined local swift group representatives Laura Lian (S6 Swifts) and Aimee Ambrose (Walkley and Crookes Swift Group) at […]
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust receives £469,000 from the Trees Call to Action Fund
The South Yorkshire Woodland Creation Partnership project led by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust has been awarded a grant from the £6 million Trees Call to Action Fund, led by […]
Swift initiative at Malin Bridge School for endangered species
Local voluntary group S6 Swifts have installed four crowdfunded swift nesting boxes to Malin Bridge Primary School in Hillsborough to help reverse the population decline of this at-risk bird. Since […]