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Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham

Wildlife Trust for Sheffield and Rotherham

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Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust is a charitable non-governmental organisation,[1] covering Sheffield and Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It owns or manages 15 nature reserves[2] with its base in Sheffield.[3]

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Nature Reserves

The Trust was originally formed in 1988 as The Sheffield City Wildlife Trust and created to preserve a section of green space adjacent to Ecclesall Road now known as Sunnybank nature reserve. Over time the Trust have grown to the position where it now owns or manages fifteen nature reserves across Sheffield and Rotherham. From ancient woodland and moorland to meadows, wetlands and more, the Trust has saved some of South Yorkshire’s most special places from destruction.

Sheffield

Rotherham

Blackburn Meadows was previously managed by the Trust. In 2019 the Trust reported, 'Blackburn Meadows is owned by Sheffield City Council and not in the Trust’s control. We are working the Council to find a long-term solution to managing this site.'[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "SHEFFIELD WILDLIFE TRUST - Charity 700638". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves". Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Contact Us". Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Blackburn Meadows | Reserves | Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust". wildsheffield.com. 18 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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