Miriam Cates MP visits Greno Woods On Friday 30th September our CEO Liz Ballard and Advocacy Officer Ian Cracknell met with Miriam Cates, MP for Stocksbridge and Penistone at our Greno Woods Nature Reserve. We provided an introduction to the site and the nature it supports, its wide variety of users and the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership area, part of which […]
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.
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 Defra, the Forestry Commission and The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The partnership project — which is headed by Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust and includes […]
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 2021, Co-organisers Melanie Savas and Laura Lian of S6 Swifts have helped facilitate the installation of over 200 swift nest-boxes onto local residents’ homes and […]
Nature Recovery Rotherham welcomes Council’s declaration of nature crisis Nature Recovery Rotherham have welcomed today’s announcement from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council that they have passed a motion to declare a nature crisis. In March over 360 local individuals and 80 groups including Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, Rotherham Climate Action and Friends of the Earth joined together as ‘Nature Recovery Rotherham’ in an alliance […]
New UK Government targets could mean less wildlife for future generations We’re asking you to take action for nature now. On Monday 9 May it will be six months since the landmark Environment Act was passed – the first dedicated environmental legislation for nearly 30 years and the first time England has set legally binding targets for nature’s recovery. It is only now that the details […]
Natural flood management work begins in Limb Brook Valley Work has started on implementing a series of natural flood management measures in the Limb Brook Valley to help protect Sheffield and the region against future flooding. The project is a partnership between the Environment Agency, Sheffield City Council and Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, and is supported by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. […]
Sheffield City Council plan to reduce glyphosate use welcomed Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust welcomes Sheffield City Council’s commitment to reduce their use of the herbicide glyphosate.
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