Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust

15/10/2026

Final £5,000 opportunity.

A simple nomination could have a lasting nature impact!

Nominations close on Sunday.

Vote for us 👉https://movementforgood.com/draws/special/animals-wildlife

15/10/2026

There's only 2 spots left on our fungi walk at Blacka Moor nature reserve this Saturday 17th October.

Book now before they get snapped up 👉 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sheffieldrotherhamwildlifetrust/2288086

📸 Vaughn Matthews

15/10/2026

Another successful community green space transformation from our Nature Sheffield movement!

Kettlebridge Action Group recently came together to transform 6 neglected planters at Kettlebridge Doorstep Green, with support from Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, the parks team, South Yorkshire Housing and local councillor Zahira Naz. A big shout out to Musharat who lives locally and brought families together to:

💪 Shift 2 tonnes of soil
🌼 Transform 6 planters that suffered in the heatwave
🌷 Plant 200 spring bulbs
🐝 Plant colourful, annuals & pollinator-friendly plants
🌺 Put up 20 colourful hanging baskets

The group said:
"Seeing the community work side by side with partners to bring new life to this much-loved green space has been truly inspiring and shows what can be achieved when residents take the lead and organisations work together to support local action. Thank you to everyone who gave their time, energy and support. We hope this is just the beginning of many more community gardening and greening projects across Darnall."

Want to help nature in your local area? Sign up to the Nature Recovery Sheffield movement! Find out more at: https://www.wildsheffield.com/naturesheffield

14/10/2026

Check out this article in Now Then to find out what our Connecting Limbs project has achieved so far - and what’s next as we work to make the Sheaf and its wider river network healthier for both wildlife and people.

We speak with ecologist Joe Freer to find out what’s next for an ambitious project to restore Sheffield’s hidden rivers to good health.

13/10/2026

What wildlife has been visiting your garden? 🦊🦔🦋

We want to find out how gardens are supporting local wildlife.

Take part in our short survey and we'll send you a free wildlife-friendly gardening guide as a thank you.

Take the survey 👉 https://wildsheffield.typeform.com/to/ME0nvV2C?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic

📸 Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography

12/10/2026

Half term is creeping up!

Bring the kids along to one of our nature-filled family wild play sessions in Ecclesall Woods.

We'll be making giant spider webs, playing games, learning about bats, and having spooky adventures in the woods!

Perfect for children aged between 3-9 years old. You only need to book a ticket for the participating children, but adults must stay and enjoy the fun too.

Book tickets 👉 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sheffieldrotherhamwildlifetrust/2366575

📸 Eddie Sherwood

10/10/2026

This , take a moment to watch this short video on how the healing power of nature can transform lives. This deeply moving collection of personal stories shows just how essential green spaces are to our collective health and happiness.

Fix Nature. Fix Health.

Watch the video here:

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10/10/2026

Autumn marks the start of the breeding season for our largest land mammal, the red deer. Known as the ‘rut’, this is when stags compete for females, known as hinds.

During the rut, dominant stags gather groups of hinds and use loud, deep bellows to warn off rival males. They may also strut back and forth, toss their antlers and display their strength.

If a rival isn’t intimidated, the two males may lock antlers and push against each other.

If you’re out walking and hear the distinctive roar of a stag, you could be hearing the rut in action.

Always keep a safe distance from rutting deer, as their behaviour can be unpredictable.

📸 Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography

09/10/2026

Friday Fact! Bank voles can be found in woodlands, hedgerows, parks and gardens across the UK. They feed on a variety of foods, including fruit, nuts and small insects, but are particularly partial to hazelnuts and blackberries.

With rich chestnut-brown fur on their backs and paler undersides, bank voles are darker and richer in colour than the similar-looking field vole, with a proportionally longer tail.

Compared with mice, voles have rounder, blunter faces, smaller ears and eyes, and shorter tails.

Bank voles don’t hibernate and are active throughout the year, so keep an eye out for one on your next walk!

📸 Logan Walker

08/10/2026

We’re on a mission to raise £55,000 to bring our waterways back to life and create cleaner, healthier habitats for wildlife like water voles.

Water voles are an important part of river ecosystems. Their burrowing, feeding and movements help create conditions for other plants and animals to thrive - a bit like beavers, but on a much smaller scale.

Sadly, water voles have suffered huge declines due to habitat loss, pollution, intensive agriculture, housing development and predation by American mink.

Once a regular sight in ditches, streams and rivers across the UK, they are now absent from much of the country.

The water vole population at Redmires Reservoirs is one of the last strongholds for water voles in South Yorkshire. We’re working to expand and enhance this vital habitat, giving the population space to grow and spread.

Will you help us? Donate today: https://www.wildsheffield.com/living-waters/

🎥Russell Savory