Get involved with Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trusts

There are plenty of ways to get involved with the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trusts work, whether it’s through volunteering, supporting our campaigns or taking action in your own life to support local wildlife.

More than 100 people support the Trust through volunteering, gaining skills and experience in conservation in the process, and thousands of you have helped us campaign for a better deal for nature and people locally and in the wider world, challenging potentially harmful developments and providing expert evidence to local authorities on issues like flood protection and street trees. Many more local people regularly take action in their own lives to help wildlife thrive, whether it’s through sustainable living, wildlife gardening or simply taking time to appreciate nature.

Nature Recovery Community Toolkit

Information and resources about actions you can take for nature’s recovery in Sheffield and Rotherham – from in your own garden to influencing local leaders.

Campaigning For Wildlife

Learn more about the different issues the Trust campaigns on, and how you can take action to protect your local wildlife and green spaces.

White-letter Hairstreak

White-letter Hairstreak

The Elms & Hairstreaks Initiative

Help create a resilient habitat for White-letter Hairstreak butterflies by planting a Duthc Elm Disease resistant sapling.

Planning Issues

If you’re concerned about a local development proposal or planning application that could impact on nature, please contact us at takeaction@wildsheffield.com.

Volunteers repairing a fence

Volunteers repairing a fence

Volunteer

From hands on work days to online support, find out more about volunteering across the Trust.

John Hawkins/Surrey Hills Photography

John Hawkins/Surrey Hills Photography

Wildlife Gardening

From building a bug hotel to creating a garden pond, here are some ideas for things you can do yourself to help wildlife.

Wilder Green Spaces and Verges

We are often asked for advice on how to make local verges and green spaces wilder, or able to support more biodiversity. The advice will depend on the scale of the site and ambition. Here are some things to consider.

Tree felling and wildlife protection

Information about tree felling, potential wildlife impacts and how to report any concerns.

Harvest Mouse by Amy Lewis

Harvest Mouse by Amy Lewis

Nature Counts – Record your wildlife sightings

Our new online sightings and recording website

Nature Adventures

Many of us are now finding ourselves having to directly cope with the effects of the Coronavirus. Here are some ideas and activities to keep you connected to nature in lockdown.

Hedgehog in Feeding Box by Gillian Day

Hedgehog in Feeding Box by Gillian Day

Hedgehog Heroes

Find out more about how you can help out our hogs.

Street Tree Working Strategy for Sheffield sets out new direction for the care of the city’s highway trees

Street Tree Working Strategy for Sheffield sets out new direction for the care of the city’s highway trees

Sheffield Street Tree Partnership

The Sheffield Street Tree Partnership is implementing the Street Tree Working Strategy for Sheffield, a new direction for the care of the city’s highway trees.

South Yorkshire Local Nature Partnership

South Yorkshire Local Nature Partnership (SYLNP) is a network of organisations from across the voluntary, public and private sectors of South Yorkshire working together to achieve a common vision.

Nature Recovery Sheffield

Join us to help develop a Nature Recovery Plan for Sheffield and let us know what you can do to help.

Nature Recovery Rotherham

Join us to help develop a Nature Recovery Plan for Rotherham and let us know what you can do to help.