• Search
  • About us
  • Jobs
  • Contact Us
  • Shop
  • Donate
  • Join Us
  • Wildlife
      • Local Wildlife
        • Wildlife Directory
      • Record Your Sighting
        • Nature Counts
      • Injured Animals & Emergencies
        • Local Wildlife Rescue Centres
        • Reporting Wildlife Crime
        • Wildfire safety advice
        • The Countryside Code
      • Image of Wildlife in Sheffield and Rotherham Reserve
        Wildlife in Sheffield and Rotherham

        Take a look, through some of the common species of wildlife that live in the South Yorkshire area around Sheffield and Rotherham.

  • Our Work
      • News
        • Conservation
        • Nature, Health & Wellbeing
        • Schools, Education & Outdoor Learning
        • Nature Reserves
        • Partnerships
        • Nature Recovery
        • Campaigning & Appeals
        • Events & Activities
        • Videos
      • Nature Recovery Programmes
        • Nature Based Solutions
        • Rotherham Rivers
      • Nature, Health & Wellbeing
        • Green and Blue Social Prescribing
        • Wild at Heart
        • Nextdoor Nature
      • Schools, Education & Outdoor Learning
        • Primary and Early Years
        • Secondary Schools
        • Further and Higher Education
        • Training and support
      • Evidence-led Conservation
        • What is Evidence-Led Conservation?
        • Working with Nature: Woodhouse Washlands
      • Partnerships
        • South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership
        • South Yorkshire Local Nature Partnership
        • Sheffield Street Tree Partnership
        • Sheffield Lakeland Partnership
      • Advice & Consultancy
        • Wildscapes
        • The BNG Hub
        • Land Management Advice Service
  • Nature Reserves
      • Nature Reserves in Sheffield
        • Blacka Moor
        • Carbrook Ravine
        • Carr House Meadows
        • Crabtree Ponds
        • Fox Hagg
        • Greno Woods
        • Moss Valley Woodlands
        • Salmon Pastures
        • Sunnybank
        • Wyming Brook
      • Nature Reserves in Rotherham
        • Woodhouse Washlands
        • Centenary Riverside
        • Kilnhurst Ings
      • Special Conservation Spaces
        • Agden Bog
        • Hammond’s Field
      • Nature Friendly Farming
        • Ughill Farm
      • Image of Fox Hagg Reserve
        Fox Hagg

        A recently extended patch of heathland and woodland, neighbouring Wyming Brook.

  • Events & Activities
      • What's On
        • Volunteer Work Days
        • Family Events
        • Guided Walks
        • Online Events
        • View All Events
      • Activities
        • 30 Days Wild
        • Activities for Children
        • Activities for Adults
        • Nature Detectives!
  • Get Involved
      • Nature Recovery
        • Nature Recovery Community Toolkit
        • Nature Recovery Sheffield
        • Nature Recovery Rotherham
        • Sheffield Swift City
        • New Government Priorities for Nature
      • Volunteering
        • Volunteer with us
      • Campaigning for Wildlife
        • # Defend Nature
        • Action for Insects
        • Badgers and bTB
        • Birds of Prey
        • Go peat free!
        • Our Moors
        • Wilder Future
      • Image of Badgers and bTB Reserve
        Badgers and bTB

        Help stop the badger cull coming to Sheffield and Rotherham!

  • Support us
      • Become a Member
        • Individual Membership
        • Joint Membership
        • Family Membership
        • Gift a Membership
        • Renew your Membership
      • Corporate Partnerships
        • Corporate Membership
        • Wild Work Days
        • Employee Wellbeing Packages
      • Make a Donation
      • Appeals
        • Taking Action for Nature Appeal
        • Acorn Fund
      • A Gift in Your Will
        • A Gift in their Memory
        • How Gifts Can Help us
      • Image of Kingfisher Magazine Reserve
        Kingfisher Magazine

        Unveil the hidden world of insects in Sheffield & Rotherham with the newest issue of Kingfisher magazine.

  • Join Us
  • Donate
  • Online Shop
  • About us
  • Jobs
  • Wildlife
    • Wildlife Directory
    • Nature Counts
    • Local Wildlife Rescue Centres
    • Reporting Wildlife Crime
    • Wildfire safety advice
    • The Countryside Code
  • Our Work
    • News
    • Nature, Health & Wellbeing
    • Evidence-led Conservation
    • Schools, Education & Outdoor Learning
    • South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership
    • South Yorkshire Local Nature Partnership
    • Sheffield Street Tree Partnership
    • Sheffield Lakeland Partnership
    • Wildscapes
  • Nature Reserves
    • Agden Bog
    • Blacka Moor
    • Carbrook Ravine
    • Carr House Meadows
    • Crabtree Ponds
    • Fox Hagg
    • Greno Woods
    • Hammond’s Field
    • Moss Valley Woodlands
    • Salmon Pastures
    • Sunnybank
    • Wyming Brook
    • Woodhouse Washlands
    • Centenary Riverside
    • Kilnhurst Ings
    • Ughill Farm
  • Events & Activities
    • What's On
    • 30 Days Wild
    • Activities for Children
    • Activities for Adults
    • Nature Detectives!
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer with us
    • Nature Recovery Community Toolkit
    • Nature Recovery Sheffield
    • Nature Recovery Rotherham
    • Campaigning For Wildlife
  • Support us
    • Become a Member
      • Individual Membership
      • Family Membership
      • Joint Membership – Last chance!
      • Gift a Membership
    • Donate
  • Home
  • Discover
  • Nature, Health & Wellbeing
  • Wild at Heart
  • Information for health and social care professionals & community groups

Information for health and social care professionals & community groups

If you support someone who you think would benefit from joining in with Wild at Heart please get in touch.

© Two people take part in a Wild at heart willow hearts session
  • About Ancient Woodland and the Inventory
  • How you can help the Ancient Woodland Inventory Update project
  • Nature Based Solutions
  • Nature Reserves
  • Nature, Health & Wellbeing
    • Natural Neighbours
    • Nextdoor Nature
    • Sheffield Lakeland Partnership
    • Wild at Heart
    • School Holiday Family Activities and Wild Play Events
  • Phases of the Ancient Woodland Inventory project
  • Schools, Education & Outdoor Learning
  • South Yorkshire Ancient Woodland Inventory Surveys
  • South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership
  • Special Features of Ancient Woodland
  • Types of Ancient Woodland

There is an increasing amount of evidence that shows connecting with nature has huge benefits to both physical & mental health and wellbeing.  

There are a number of ways individuals can access Wild at Heart

  • Individuals can book themselves into a group
  • Individuals can be signposted from a community organisation or health and social care professional
  • The Rotherham Social Prescribing Service will support their clients to access the group  Rotherham Social Prescribing Service

If you support someone who you think would benefit from joining in with Wild at Heart please get in touch with Project Officer Jenny King on 0114 263 4335 or email j.king@wildsheffield.com.

If you are a community organisation who works with groups that may feel nervous or anxious about exploring the greenspaces outside of Sheffield & Rotherham please visit our Connecting Steps webpage to find out more.

Feedback from Community Support Organisations

“The consistent high quality of this project has enabled me to refer participants into the Wild at Heart sessions with confidence, knowing that they will be suitably supported, and receive a wonderful, and educational experience every time.

When speaking to the people who have participated in the Wild at Heart sessions, it’s obvious that they have all enjoyed getting to know more about the environment, nature, and wildlife. The project has really added value to the community work which we are able to offer; the specialist knowledge which Wild at Heart has brought into the communities in which we work, has developed individuals’ knowledge, confidence, and ability to look at the environments around them, and take time to enjoy the wildlife around them every day.”
– Andrew Basford, Age Better Volunteer Coordinator at Manor & Castle Development Trust

“Earlier this year, I was looking for a group to support two of the participants that had already been supported by Age Better at Sheffield Mind. One of the participants had been supported by an Age Better Peer Mentor for almost a year, and had been reluctant to try groups….When we looked at the wild at heart programme together, we got a tentative “I might like that” I rang Jenny on his behalf, and she was happy to introduce him to the group, along with myself as ‘transport!’. The group was perfect for someone who has anxiety…it is small, friendly and above all kind…it gives a connection with nature, and makes no distinction as to whether you join in or just watch…talking is not forced, and it is rare to find a group where you can go and just ‘be’. Jenny and her helpers treat everyone with a great deal of respect, and guide the participants rather than teach, allowing discovery and questioning.

In all I am sad that our links are to end (because of our age better funding) as this group has been the perfect match for us. It has helped to decrease isolation, improve people’s activity level, increase their enjoyment and appreciation of the world around them, and more than anything, formed a ‘Wild at heart community.”
– Julia Thompson, Age Better Peer Mentor Coordinator, Sheffield Mind

“As a support worker for Independent Living at the British Red Cross, I took a few clients to the Rotherham Wild at Heart Group. One of the main reasons I found the group to be so valuable was how it promotes independence in a safe and welcoming atmosphere. The wonderful people who run the group were inclusive, kind and fun to be with! Each session was both educational and fun, while allowing a conducive environment for local people to meet, socialise and make friends.

The Wildlife Trust staff were very helpful in making it possible for people to attend the group, taking into consideration each person’s individual needs. One of my clients initially attended the group with me, but with the support of the Wildlife Trust staff it was possible for my client to continue attending the group with the use of the Access bus. In a world where so many people find themselves isolated and lonely, it is invaluable for Rotherham to have a group that celebrates wildlife and nature. I can see first-hand the positive impact on those who attend.”
– Tom Chapman, British Red Cross

“Wild At Heart has been a fantastic initiative. The encouragement to value the wild life and recognise the biodiversity in our own immediate vicinity is great for encouraging people to value their geographical community and to experience and enjoy the world around them. Even better, this rich natural world can be enjoyed for free. Wild At Heart has educated and encouraged so many people, and given roles to champions of the environment as volunteers. At Drink Wise Age Well we have enjoyed working in collaboration with you at a variety of events, and your knowledge and resourcefulness has brought new ideas and pleasure to our client group. Whether it has been building bug hotels or bird feeders you have managed to enhance the natural world whilst bringing a great deal of pleasure to older people, many of whom have been previously isolated and feeling short of ideas. Thanks for everything you have done.”
– Andy Whitehouse, Team Leader Drink Wise, Age Well – Sheffield

“The Wild at Heart Project has been a huge support and virtual lifeline to those I have referred and supported to get to events. It has given them a reason for getting out and remaining active in the community, as well as the opportunity to try things that they might never have done without the support of your team.

The outings have been varied and interesting and again given people the chance to get outdoors and experience things they have not had a chance to do for many years.

The encouragement and dedication of your team has helped encourage people to get active and get out! It has been particularly helpful to have support to get to events with transport provided for those who would not otherwise have been able to access events. All with the added bonus of learning about the wildlife around them – and you’re never too old to learn!”
– Claire Brooks, Community Worker with Older People, Churches Together in Broomhill and Broomhall

Wild at Heart Leaflet3 MB
Green Social Prescribing1 MB
Nature Connection & Wellbeing2 MB
Discover

In This Section

  • About Ancient Woodland and the Inventory
  • How you can help the Ancient Woodland Inventory Update project
  • Nature Based Solutions
  • Nature Reserves
  • Nature, Health & Wellbeing
    • Natural Neighbours
    • Nextdoor Nature
    • Sheffield Lakeland Partnership
    • Wild at Heart
    • School Holiday Family Activities and Wild Play Events
  • Phases of the Ancient Woodland Inventory project
  • Schools, Education & Outdoor Learning
  • South Yorkshire Ancient Woodland Inventory Surveys
  • South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership
  • Special Features of Ancient Woodland
  • Types of Ancient Woodland

Contact Us

Call us: 0114 263 4335

Find us: Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, 37 Stafford Road, Sheffield S2 2SF

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
    • Nature Reserves
      • Nature Recovery Sheffield
      • Nature Recovery Rotherham
      • Nature Recovery Community Toolkit
    • Wildlife
      • Local Wildlife
      • Local Wildlife Rescue Centres
      • Reporting Wildlife Crime
    • About us
      • Who We Are
      • What We Do
      • Contact Us
      • Events & Activities
      • News
      • Work For Us
      • Wildscapes
      • The BNG Hub
    • Support Us
      • Become a Member
      • Corporate Support
      • Make a Donation
      • A Gift in Your Will
      • Kingfisher Magazine
    • Get Involved
      • Volunteer with us
      • Campaigning For Wildlife
      • Nature Recovery Sheffield
    • Online Shop
      • Online Shop Size Guides
      • Online Shop Delivery Information
      • Online Shop Terms, Delivery & Returns
  • © 2025 Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
  • Registered in England Number 2287928. Registered Charity Number 700638.
  • Privacy Notice
  • Design By Ink & Water
Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}