Step into 2026 with a wild walk! 🚶 Snowy walk scene image From gentle strolls to rugged hikes, our nature reserves are bursting with winter wonder. Tag us in your first #12DaysWild walk of the year and discover trails near you 👉

Start the New Year a little bit wilder with half price membership!💚 Until 31st January, become a member for half the usual price and protect special wildlife moments just like this. Become a member for half price 👇 www.wildsheffield.com/membership-offers/

Happy New Year from all of us at Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust! 🎉🌿 Your support helped wildlife thrive in 2025 - Thank you! Here’s to another year of wild adventures! 💚 📸 Andrew Parkinson/2020VISION

Have you ever really, really looked at your river? We're inviting you to do just that with the River Sheaf River Walk. Get your free digital pack actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u... and tell us what you notice. Want to know more about it? Read this!👇 @sammgreg.bsky.social @nowthenmag.bsky.social

Join us in congratulating Liz Ballard, who has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours List in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the environment over her 13 years as CEO of Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust!

Start 2026 with nature in mind! 🌱 🚲 Try walking, cycling, or taking public transport more often 💧 Learn how to save water at home 🥦 Go plant-based one day a week Let’s make this year wildly sustainable! 💚 Learn more and take action 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/actions/change-how-you-travel #12DaysWild

On the 5th day of #12DaysWild, we’re going completely nuts for red squirrels! 🌰🐿️ Red squirrels don’t hibernate, but they’re clever planners, squirrelling away stores of food to keep them going through the colder months. Learn more about this species 👉

Time to spruce up your tree knowledge! 🎄 This #12DaysWild, head outdoors and learn to spot the trees that make winter so magical 🌿✨ Explore our tree ID guide 👉

Day 3 of #12DaysWild celebrates the December moth, a winter flyer with a furry body and charcoal wings marked by white lines. Females are larger and can be found near woods or by windows on frosty evenings. 📸 Vaughn Matthews

For day 2 of 12 Days Wild, bundle up with a hot drink and take a look up at the night sky! 🌙✨⭐💫 #12DaysWild

Wild tidings! It’s the first day of #12DaysWild ❄️🌨️ Winter may make you want to hibernate, but nature is full of life. From robins and wrens to foxes, there’s plenty to see on a festive walk through nature. Use our spotter sheet, tell us which species you spot and don’t forget to share your photos👇

From all of us, to all of you - Merry Christmas! Thank you for all your support for wildlife and nature this year 💚 🎥 Feasting waxwing - Jack Perks

Loudly singing through winter, the robin is a festive favourite. Both genders have the iconic red breast, singing to defend territories. In folklore, a kind robin fans the fire for Mary, catching an ember that turns its chest red. This bright bird symbolizes winter and Christmas. 🎄🐦 📸 Edwyn Anderton

Looking for office space in Sheffield? Rent a bright, spacious room in a unique Victorian building with access to a beautiful wildlife garden. Ideal for individuals or teams working to make a difference whether you're part of a charity, social enterprise, or ethical business.

Includes a piece about our fabulous volunteers at Sunnybank nature reserve 💚

🌿We're've entered a 10 year partnership with @friendsofwardsendcemetery and @nationalgriduk to make Parkwood Springs even better for people and wildlife.The area will be improved with new habitats, woodland work and activities to help local communities connect

🌟Just 24 hours left to unlock a brighter future for young people in Sheffield and Rotherham! 🌟 🙏If we don't reach our target by midday tomorrow, we risk losing vital funding, so please give generously today🙏 Please donate now at donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

“Every single hole of a suitable size in a river wall might provide a habitat for a species" We spoke to @wildsheffield.bsky.social about Connecting Limbs, a project using nature-based techniques to restore the ecology of the River Sheaf (which gave #Sheffield its name!) ✍️ @sammgreg.bsky.social

🍁 Autumn marks the start of tree planting season! At South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership we provide expert support for landowners tree-planting schemes, including woodland creation and hedgerows. Learn how to plant trees or hedges for FREE at: www.wildsheffield.com/discover/sy-...

Sometimes we all need a little help to escape the winter blues. The calm of nature is proven to help support wellness - even in the colder months! Thanks to support from South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority sessions are free to attend! Full details at: www.wildsheffield.com/winter-wellb...

Looking for office space in Sheffield? Rent a bright, spacious room in a unique Victorian building with access to a beautiful wildlife garden. Ideal for individuals or teams working to make a difference whether you're part of a charity, social enterprise, or ethical business.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Spot the frog 🔍 @wildsheffield.bsky.social

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

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...

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

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

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Days 9 - 12 #30DaysWild @wildsheffield.bsky.social #MentalHealthMatters

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 ! 💚

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? 🐦✨

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/

🎯 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

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...

We've crunched the visitor numbers for Greno Woods and the results are in! Read our short blog to find out when (and why!) people love to visit ➡️ www.wildsheffield.com/greno-woods-... #GrenoWoods #SheffieldNature #NatureData #VisitSheffield #WoodlandWalks

@wildsheffield.bsky.social‬ wants to appoint a Consultancy Manager c-js.uk/4msiwQ0

Plants like himalayan balsam & bracken can be a real problem on our nature reserves, creating mono-cultures that are poor habitat and outcompete native plants. So let's celebrate our volunteers who are out battling these villainous invasives every week! #InvasiveSpeciesWeek