Take a look, through some of the common species of wildlife that live in the South Yorkshire area around Sheffield and Rotherham.
A recently extended patch of heathland and woodland, neighbouring Wyming Brook.
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The River Don itself forms the spine of the programme. The river flows from its headwaters in the Peak District, through South Yorkshire
The River Don itself forms the spine of the programme. The river flows from its headwaters in the Peak District, through South Yorkshire before joining the Humber. The programme area is essentially the Upper Don Basin within South Yorkshire – upstream of Sprotbrough, Doncaster.
A partnership project ‘The Living Don’, led by Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust, is working to enhance a number of ecological networks or ‘Living Landscape’ areas by creating or enhancing habitats, naturalising water bodies and improving green infrastructure such as footpath links and cycleways. Community engagement is central to all these activities to ensure local needs are met and the Living Landscape is sustainable for the future.
The Living Don aims to enhance and expand a series of interconnected ecological networks, from the headwaters of the River Don via the urban centres of Sheffield and Rotherham as far as Sprotbrough, Doncaster to provide enhanced ecological services for people and a landscape rich in biodiversity and heritage.
To return the River Don corridor and its tributaries to valued and cherished status in the socio-economic future of South Yorkshire. This will extend from the headwaters in the west (see the Upper Don) through to Sprotbrough in the east (see the Lower Don). The River Don and its tributaries played a significant role in the industrial development of Sheffield and Rotherham. Improving the ecological functionality and embedding the River Don and tributaries in the lives of adjacent communities will ensure a role for them in the future of South Yorkshire.
These aims will be achieved through building fish passes, habitat management, environmental enhancement of key sites including access improvements, land management advice and management planning, public awareness raising and community engagement and learning.
Potential benefits