Today, leading wildlife organisations including Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust publish a landmark State of Nature 2023 report. It shows that nature is continuing to decline at an alarming rate […]
Category: Wilder Future
£6 million investment to trigger new phase for UK nature recovery
Today, The Wildlife Trusts unveil a new programme which will accelerate UK nature recovery and help to reverse catastrophic declines in wildlife. £6 million from the Ecological Restoration Fund will […]
South Yorkshire announces large-scale study of its tree population
Teams of surveyors across South Yorkshire will be studying the region’s trees and measuring the environmental benefits they provide for our communities
High-flying hope for Rotherham College
High-flying hope for Rotherham College as they take action for nature by installing a peregrine nest box.
New website to promote Sheffield’s street trees
Street trees are one of the greatest natural assets of Sheffield’s cityscape. Thanks to a new website from the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership, everyone can now access more information about […]
Olivia Blake MP visits Ughill Farm
On Thursday 1st June Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust CEO Liz Ballard, Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Manager Keith Tomkins and Advocacy Officer Ian Cracknell met with Olivia Blake MP at Ughill […]
COP15: a focus on the perilous state of our natural world.
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust urges South Yorkshire MPs to back ambitious global nature recovery targets.
Moorland burning continues despite devastating effects on wildlife and climate
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust are calling for all burning to stop following a spate of fires in the last few weeks. Important uplands Our uplands […]
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.
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 […]