Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
@wildsheffield.bsky.social
Protecting the wildlife and wild places you love in Sheffield and Rotherham. Join us today - http://wildsheffield.com 📷 Jon Hawkins/SurreyHills Photography
Starting this week contractors are delivering access improvements at Wyming Brook Nature Reserve, including more accessible pedestrian entrances and 50 new steps at the bottom end of the Wyming Brook trail.
Trails may be restricted during works. Please follow signs and thank you for your patience.
Trails may be restricted during works. Please follow signs and thank you for your patience.
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Starting this week contractors are delivering access improvements at Wyming Brook Nature Reserve, including more accessible pedestrian entrances and 50 new steps at the bottom end of the Wyming Brook trail.
Trails may be restricted during works. Please follow signs and thank you for your patience.
Trails may be restricted during works. Please follow signs and thank you for your patience.
If you are visiting Wyming Brook to see the glorious autumn colours please be aware that there will be some works going on between now and 3rd November.
We'll be keeping all the routes open but please take extra care and follow any signage on site.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
📸Chris Senior
We'll be keeping all the routes open but please take extra care and follow any signage on site.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
📸Chris Senior
October 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
If you are visiting Wyming Brook to see the glorious autumn colours please be aware that there will be some works going on between now and 3rd November.
We'll be keeping all the routes open but please take extra care and follow any signage on site.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
📸Chris Senior
We'll be keeping all the routes open but please take extra care and follow any signage on site.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
📸Chris Senior
This September, visit one of our heathland reserves using the @betterpoints.bsky.social app & you could win a Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust membership! Membership includes: nature reserve guide, free access to Wildlife Trust sites, Wild About Gardens booklet & Kingfisher magazine.
September 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This September, visit one of our heathland reserves using the @betterpoints.bsky.social app & you could win a Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust membership! Membership includes: nature reserve guide, free access to Wildlife Trust sites, Wild About Gardens booklet & Kingfisher magazine.
Discover more about the management of Moss Valley Woodlands Nature Reserve at our ranger-led walkabout meeting *this Thursday* 4th September, 6-7.30pm. It's a great chance to talk about the planned work and let us know any of your ideas as well as having a wander around the reserve.
📸Nabil Abbas
📸Nabil Abbas
September 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Discover more about the management of Moss Valley Woodlands Nature Reserve at our ranger-led walkabout meeting *this Thursday* 4th September, 6-7.30pm. It's a great chance to talk about the planned work and let us know any of your ideas as well as having a wander around the reserve.
📸Nabil Abbas
📸Nabil Abbas
Help us protect Carr House Meadows!
If you're a @coopukreal.bsky.social member you can use your Local Community Fund vote to help us protect and restore six hectares at Carr House Meadows Nature Reserve. But hurry, there are only a few weeks left! membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88452
If you're a @coopukreal.bsky.social member you can use your Local Community Fund vote to help us protect and restore six hectares at Carr House Meadows Nature Reserve. But hurry, there are only a few weeks left! membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88452
September 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Help us protect Carr House Meadows!
If you're a @coopukreal.bsky.social member you can use your Local Community Fund vote to help us protect and restore six hectares at Carr House Meadows Nature Reserve. But hurry, there are only a few weeks left! membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88452
If you're a @coopukreal.bsky.social member you can use your Local Community Fund vote to help us protect and restore six hectares at Carr House Meadows Nature Reserve. But hurry, there are only a few weeks left! membership.coop.co.uk/causes/88452
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Salmon return to #Sheffield #TheOutdoorCity. News just in of the first record of breeding Atlantic Salmon in Sheffield for two centuries - open.substack.com/pub/abitblac...
What's On Out There? The Bill's Mother's Links & Listings Post - August 2025
What’s On Out There? News of the return of the Atlantic Salmon to Sheffield. Plus, wildlife, walks, runs, rides etc. for everyone in the Outdoor City.
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August 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Salmon return to #Sheffield #TheOutdoorCity. News just in of the first record of breeding Atlantic Salmon in Sheffield for two centuries - open.substack.com/pub/abitblac...
The first recorded wasp spider in this part of Yorkshire!
This non-native spider is slowly moving north with climate change. It’s eating a Roesel’s bush cricket, a native species which is also a recent arrival this far north.
📸©W Birks, one of our volunteer surveyors.
This non-native spider is slowly moving north with climate change. It’s eating a Roesel’s bush cricket, a native species which is also a recent arrival this far north.
📸©W Birks, one of our volunteer surveyors.
August 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The first recorded wasp spider in this part of Yorkshire!
This non-native spider is slowly moving north with climate change. It’s eating a Roesel’s bush cricket, a native species which is also a recent arrival this far north.
📸©W Birks, one of our volunteer surveyors.
This non-native spider is slowly moving north with climate change. It’s eating a Roesel’s bush cricket, a native species which is also a recent arrival this far north.
📸©W Birks, one of our volunteer surveyors.
Huge thanks to the Sheffield 1000 Club for donating £1,000 to support the Help Our Heathlands appeal! Their generosity helps protect rare habitats & species like the Nightjar & Green Hairstreak Butterfly💚
August 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Huge thanks to the Sheffield 1000 Club for donating £1,000 to support the Help Our Heathlands appeal! Their generosity helps protect rare habitats & species like the Nightjar & Green Hairstreak Butterfly💚
We’ve released our draft 10-year management plan for Woodhouse Washlands and we want your input!
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉 wildsheffield.com/reserves/woo...
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉 wildsheffield.com/reserves/woo...
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
July 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We’ve released our draft 10-year management plan for Woodhouse Washlands and we want your input!
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉 wildsheffield.com/reserves/woo...
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉 wildsheffield.com/reserves/woo...
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
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July 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Water Contracts Manager vacancy with @wildsheffield.bsky.social Full time, permanent post in Sheffield c-js.uk/44Mp4kw
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust: Water Contracts Manager advertised with CJS
Full timePermanentLocation: Sheffield The Water Contracts Manager will be responsible for the performance of this business unit and will work to develop opportunities and grow this area of the…
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July 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Water Contracts Manager vacancy with @wildsheffield.bsky.social Full time, permanent post in Sheffield c-js.uk/44Mp4kw
We’ve released our draft 10-year management plan for Woodhouse Washlands and we want your input!
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉https://wildsheffield.com/reserves/woodhouse-washlands/
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉https://wildsheffield.com/reserves/woodhouse-washlands/
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
July 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We’ve released our draft 10-year management plan for Woodhouse Washlands and we want your input!
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉https://wildsheffield.com/reserves/woodhouse-washlands/
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
📄 Read the draft
🗣️ Share your thoughts
📅 Open until midnight, 5 Aug 2025
👉https://wildsheffield.com/reserves/woodhouse-washlands/
#WoodhouseWashlands #NatureReserve #HaveYourSay #CommunityVoice
We’ve secured funding from FCC Communites Foundation to begin re-wetting work at Kilnhurst Ings this autumn!
A big win for wading birds like snipe & lapwing, plus dragonflies & damselflies - especially after the driest spring in 100 years. www.wildsheffield.com/reserves/kil...
A big win for wading birds like snipe & lapwing, plus dragonflies & damselflies - especially after the driest spring in 100 years. www.wildsheffield.com/reserves/kil...
June 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We’ve secured funding from FCC Communites Foundation to begin re-wetting work at Kilnhurst Ings this autumn!
A big win for wading birds like snipe & lapwing, plus dragonflies & damselflies - especially after the driest spring in 100 years. www.wildsheffield.com/reserves/kil...
A big win for wading birds like snipe & lapwing, plus dragonflies & damselflies - especially after the driest spring in 100 years. www.wildsheffield.com/reserves/kil...
We’ve received funding from @veoliaenvtrust.bsky.social to enhance Wyming Brook & Fox Hagg! This means better habitats for species like the pied flycatcher, tawny owl, wood warbler & nightjar. Plus, improved access so everyone can enjoy nature 💚 #TheLCF #NatureForEveryone #WildlifeConservation
June 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We’ve received funding from @veoliaenvtrust.bsky.social to enhance Wyming Brook & Fox Hagg! This means better habitats for species like the pied flycatcher, tawny owl, wood warbler & nightjar. Plus, improved access so everyone can enjoy nature 💚 #TheLCF #NatureForEveryone #WildlifeConservation
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Had the moors to ourselves apart from a cuckoo and lots of curlews, lapwings and golden plovers. @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @wildsheffield.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Had the moors to ourselves apart from a cuckoo and lots of curlews, lapwings and golden plovers. @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social @wildsheffield.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social
Fabulous updates from #30DaysWild
Feeling a little overwhelmed with all the horrors of the world? I am. So as an antidote, I've thrown myself into the #30DaysWild @wildsheffield.bsky.social challenge, posting a picture every day for the month of June. It's definitely helping me focus on the beauty of nature.
Days 1 - 4 below.
Days 1 - 4 below.
June 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Fabulous updates from #30DaysWild
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June 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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June 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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We were so excited yesterday to get a visit from @wildsheffield.bsky.social They came to see all the hard work our Sodit ladies put into building our community garden & to say they were impressed is an understatement!!
We’ll be working lots more with the Wildlife Trust. I’m so very thrilled ! 💚
We’ll be working lots more with the Wildlife Trust. I’m so very thrilled ! 💚
June 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We were so excited yesterday to get a visit from @wildsheffield.bsky.social They came to see all the hard work our Sodit ladies put into building our community garden & to say they were impressed is an understatement!!
We’ll be working lots more with the Wildlife Trust. I’m so very thrilled ! 💚
We’ll be working lots more with the Wildlife Trust. I’m so very thrilled ! 💚
Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing Fiona :)
June 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing Fiona :)
Have you heard the nightjar’s eerie, engine-like “churr” this summer? These mysterious birds stir only at dusk, often heard but rarely seen. Spotting one is a magical moment - have you experienced it yet? 🐦✨
June 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Have you heard the nightjar’s eerie, engine-like “churr” this summer? These mysterious birds stir only at dusk, often heard but rarely seen. Spotting one is a magical moment - have you experienced it yet? 🐦✨
We have published our position on the proposed release of green belt sites for development in Sheffield. You can read it and also take a look at our interactive map of sites here: www.wildsheffield.com/position-on-...
Our position on green belt sites proposed for development - Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust Position on Sheffield City Council green belt sites proposed for development as part of Local Plan
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June 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
We have published our position on the proposed release of green belt sites for development in Sheffield. You can read it and also take a look at our interactive map of sites here: www.wildsheffield.com/position-on-...
Liz Ballard has been instrumental in transforming Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust into one of the most respected voices for nature conservation in South Yorkshire and beyond. After 13 years, she's stepping down as Chief Executive 👉
www.wildsheffield.com/liz-ballard-to-step-down-as-ceo/
www.wildsheffield.com/liz-ballard-to-step-down-as-ceo/
Liz Ballard bids farewell to Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust - Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Liz Ballard CEO of Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust will step down this summer, after leading the organisation for 13 years.
www.wildsheffield.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Liz Ballard has been instrumental in transforming Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust into one of the most respected voices for nature conservation in South Yorkshire and beyond. After 13 years, she's stepping down as Chief Executive 👉
www.wildsheffield.com/liz-ballard-to-step-down-as-ceo/
www.wildsheffield.com/liz-ballard-to-step-down-as-ceo/
🎯 Our 2030 Vision: Everyone should live within a 5-minute walk of nature.
But our Nature Equity Map reveals stark inequalities in access to green space across Sheffield & Rotherham and shows exactly where change is needed most.
Explore the map: wildsheffield.com/nature-equity-map
But our Nature Equity Map reveals stark inequalities in access to green space across Sheffield & Rotherham and shows exactly where change is needed most.
Explore the map: wildsheffield.com/nature-equity-map
June 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🎯 Our 2030 Vision: Everyone should live within a 5-minute walk of nature.
But our Nature Equity Map reveals stark inequalities in access to green space across Sheffield & Rotherham and shows exactly where change is needed most.
Explore the map: wildsheffield.com/nature-equity-map
But our Nature Equity Map reveals stark inequalities in access to green space across Sheffield & Rotherham and shows exactly where change is needed most.
Explore the map: wildsheffield.com/nature-equity-map
How do we help birds like curlew, snipe & lapwing thrive? By tracking habitat features like soil moisture, rush heights & standing water at Hammond’s Field - where evidence-led conservation guides every step.
@heritagefunduk.bsky.social www.wildsheffield.com/supporting-b...
@heritagefunduk.bsky.social www.wildsheffield.com/supporting-b...
Supporting Breeding Waders: How Monitoring Shapes Conservation - Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
We’re using careful monitoring and collecting data to create the perfect mix of wet, wild, and wonderful habitats to support birds like curlew, snipe, and lapwing during their breeding season.
www.wildsheffield.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
How do we help birds like curlew, snipe & lapwing thrive? By tracking habitat features like soil moisture, rush heights & standing water at Hammond’s Field - where evidence-led conservation guides every step.
@heritagefunduk.bsky.social www.wildsheffield.com/supporting-b...
@heritagefunduk.bsky.social www.wildsheffield.com/supporting-b...