Our wonderful volunteers at Moss Valley Woodlands nature reserve have installed natural barriers to deter illegal motorbikes accessing it. Thanks to South Sheffield for funding works to protect the ground flora in these ancient woodlands and to make this site a safer area for all

Surprise, surprise: grouse moor lobbyist would prefer decisions over moorland SSSIs are made by Tory Environment Ministers, two of whom <checks notes> *own* grouse moors (Lord Miller & Lord Benyon) 🤔

It was fantastic to visit Wardsend Cemetery today.

Thank you to the Friends of Wardsend Cemetery for your brilliant work to uncover and celebrate the heritage and nature of this special place in our city.

Just 3% of England is well protected for nature.

We can't afford to swap balanced scientific process to designate SSSIs with political choice.

Here's a briefing explaining how the process really works & why we need more wildlife sites, not more politics:
wcl.org.uk/docs/Sites%20o…

National Parks *ought* to be bastions of nature recovery.

Instead, they're often in worse condition for wildlife than the wider landscape, find Campaign for National Parks.

Will Rishi Sunak, @keir_starmer & Ed Davey commit the funds & reforms needed to restore these landscapes?

No matter how well behaved, & how little risk your dog actually poses, to a ground nesting bird, your dog is a WOLF. A predator it has evolved to fear.
Adults often abandon nests, & chicks flee in terror, leaving them cold and vulnerable.
🙏 Keep your pooch on a short lead

The results are in! Here's just one of the reasons our wonderful volunteers would 100% recommend joining them:
'The sense of satisfaction when you complete a task which will benefit wildlife'
wildsheffield.com/getinvolved/vo…

Really enjoyed opening the #Sheffield Photographic Society's new Exhibition at the cathedral today. They even asked me to cut a ribbon!
Thankq for inviting me.
Why not take a look? It's on for a week. Great photos - wildlife + familiar Sheffield sights.
Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

Saturday 6th April, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust + lovely Showroom Cinema have a Family Time screening of Migration the movie. Film starts at 11am and tickets are £5 each (with a 10% discount for our members if you book over the phone).
You can book tickets here: showroomworkstation.org.uk/migrationft

Operation Easter - national police action against wild bird egg thieves now in 27th year.

Press release from UK National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) ⬇️⬇️

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/03/28/ope…

Selection of water vole photos from a trip out to see them last week. Windy and overcast so not ideal spotting conditions but good to see a couple about Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Jo Cartmell #RewildTheEarth 🍃💚🍃 Mammal Society People's Trust for Endangered Species Kay Fairest

I'm delighted to have written an article in the ZSL Fellows' newspaper, the Zoologist.

Here I write about recent rewilding efforts in London, and my involvement with the London Rewilding Taskforce.

Final Words ✨

“Last year, I had a life-changing experience at 90 years old. I went to space, after decades of playing an iconic science-fiction character who was exploring the universe. I thought I would experience a deep connection with the immensity around us, a deep call for…

It's been a JOY to have spent the past year with Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust as our charity partners, and we're delighted to have received an Honorary Corporate Membership too! Please check out their incredibly valuable work, protecting our wildlife, green spaces and ultimately, our future.

Wyming Brook Update: Reopening Saturday 13th April!

Thank you for your continued patience whilst works have been taking place at Wyming Brook Nature Reserve…

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Stunning views for our #ecology team whilst carrying out #habitat surveys for the NCEA Living England Project.  We're collecting data from thousands of points to feed into a national habitat map that is being created through the programme.

#LivingEngland #ecologist #ecosystem

Thank You to our incredible team for all their hard work in making our #Community Iftar a resounding success! 👏 👏

Asha Mohamed Colin Havard Ben Winter
Kelli Barker Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Tesco savile street community page Rachel Reeson , Abu & All ❤️

Thank you Sheffield Wednesday Events 👏

#ATeam #Ramadan2024

Major step forward today to tackle killing birds of prey on grouse moors. Scottish Parliament passed a Bill to license grouse shooting.The killing of Scotland’s birds of prey has been associated with grouse moor management for decades.

Beautiful evening Sheffield Wednesday tonight for the Central LAC Community Iftar Dinner promoting inter-social and inter-cultural understanding among communities from different backgrounds #Ramadan Fran Belbin Oliver Coppard Abtisam Mohamed Terezia Rostas Dave Hembrough #sheffieldissuper

Ahh –– Nature's power can soften even the hardest of hearts, given time.
Here's Liam Gallagher: 'When you're younger, you don't give a f**k about nature, do you? Go for a walk? F**k off mate.
But you get older and think: how lucky we are to be in this wonderful world...'.