Tag: South Yorkshire

Plant Trees This Winter with South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership

The South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership is making tree planting easier than ever with FREE expert support and funding help – including access to up to 100% grants for woodland creation and long-term maintenance.  Why plant trees? Trees offer a wide range of benefits: From woodland creation to hedgerow planting, integrating trees into your land management […]

Taking To The Skies For Nature’s Recovery

At Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust we are always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to work for people and nature. Recently we have taken a big step forward technologically by branching into using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)  – more commonly known as drones – to monitor our reserves and measure our impact.  […]

A Nightjar with wings spread as it lands on a perch. The flash of white on it's under-wing reveals it is a male.

Things that go churr in the dark

Birdwatcher Tom Hibbert explores the enigmatic world of the nightjar. If you venture out onto a heathland on a summer evening, you might be greeted by an unusual sound. It could almost be mechanical. A long, drawn-out reel, like the purring of a small engine. It runs on and on for minutes at a time, […]

Help support local nature and wildlife

The vital work we do for wildlife, nature and people across Sheffield and Rotherham wouldn’t be possible without our members.

Become a member for a small amount per month to help us to manage our nature reserves, campaign for local wildlife, build on our engagement work with local communities and lots, lots more.