Pupils from 25 schools throughout South Yorkshire took part in this year’s Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference at New York Stadium, Rotherham, last Thursday. The conference was opened via video message by Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham Central. She spoke about how unfair it was that those who have made the smallest contributionContinueContinue reading “Rapping for a Greener Future! Schools Climate Conference at New York Stadium”
Tag Archives: Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Concern at felling of 1000 trees in Wyming Brook
There is much concern about the felling of around 1000 Larch trees and some other species at Wyming Brook. Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust explain the situation here. This has been featured on the front page of the Sheffield Star and a petition of nearly 5000 people asking for the felling to be stopped isContinueContinue reading “Concern at felling of 1000 trees in Wyming Brook”
Bringing back Beavers to our area will reduce flooding risk.
I am delighted to hear that the Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee has granted Sheffield Council £96,000 to examine the prospect of reintroducing beavers within the city boundary. So much so, I booked myself on a Beaver Enclosure Tour at a wildlife centre near Retford. The Idle Valley Nature Reserve is the home ofContinueContinue reading “Bringing back Beavers to our area will reduce flooding risk.”
