Don Catchment Rivers Trust

21/08/2026

A great day yesterday for DCRT and our volunteers learning how to scythe with . A wonderfully mindful way to support the management of our natural flood management project at Grassmoor Country Park. Some beautiful dragonflies about enjoying the flood storage ponds too!

19/08/2026

With heavy rain forecast over the next 24 hours, this is a reminder that there are simple things we can all do to reduce the risk of surface water flooding and the pressure on our drains. Watch for some quick tips on what to do during the storm itself to those we can do all year round to make a difference.

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17/08/2026

Last week we hosted the BioBlitz at the beautiful Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park in Sheffield. This day was aimed at getting together to count as many species as we could, enjoy the park and learn about it's heritage. We had lots of visitors who had never heard of the area before and were able to explore it's grounds whilst finding different bugs and critters to list!

We found over 60 species of freshwater invertebrates, plants, butterflies, birds, moths, spiders etc. Those pictured include a painted lady and a pearl grass moth. All data has been submitted to iRecord.

A big thank you to all the stall holders and volunteers who came along for a lovely day in the sun, and of course to Wardsend Cemetery for having us!

Wardsend Cemetery Friends of the Loxley Valley Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Sheffield River Rangers

27/07/2026

FAMILY BIOBLITZ at Wardsend Cemetery Heritage Park

Tuesday 11th August, 11am – 3pm

A free family event for nature enthusiasts

www.dcrt.org.uk/events/

10/07/2026

Earlier this week we went out and cleared a huge area of Himalayan Balsam on the Hexthorpe Ings! Although we were unable to remove all of the balsam, this should help protect the biodiversity of the site and allow it to have a huge range of species! A massive thanks to the volunteers who came along!

06/07/2026

Today we were at Seven Studios - Podcast & Video Production in Doncaster recording audio guides for our Don Valley Way heritage walks with our work experience students Sophie and Finn!

03/07/2026

FREE FAMILY EVENT for Nature Enthusiasts, Tuesday 11th August 11am-3pm

We are super excited to announce that we are teaming up with the Friends of Wardsend Cemetery this summer for a Family Bioblitz!

‘Bio’ means ‘life’ and ‘Blitz’ means ‘to do something quickly’. Together they make ‘BioBlitz’, a collaborative race against the clock to discover as many species of plants, animals and fungi as possible within 24 hours!

Join in and help find as many critters, crawlies and creatures we can, before the clock runs out.

Free guided nature walks, family activities and activity stalls will be running throughout the day. Find out more at www.dcrt.org.uk/events/

02/07/2026

Butterfly and dragonfly survey results!
We had a great time yesterday on Great Ings, a floodplain of the River Don at the village of Fishlake. Thanks to our amazing volunteers who really made it an excellent survey and provided these amazing photos. We have been creating more habitat at Great Ings to benefit these species and others, such as amphibians and waders. We saw...

104 individuals
1 species of dragonfly (a few more spotted but not identified)🐉
7 species of butterfly 🦋
A few nosy visitors 🐮

Photos:
Green-veined White (Pieris napi) photo credit Ray
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) photo credit Sophie
Cow (Bos ta**us) photo credit Sophie
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) photo credit Ray
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) photo credit Ray
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) photo credit Ray

02/07/2026

For anyone planning on visiting our exhibition today, unfortunately the museum is closed. We don’t know what the unforeseen circumstances are, so please double check the building is open if you are visiting this week.

‼️IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT‼️

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum will be CLOSED today (2 July 2026).

You can still access all our services at our Branch and Community Libraries. Find your closest Library here 👉 https://library.doncaster.gov.uk/libraries

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience.