We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be continuing to work with Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust as our charity partners for 2024.
From protecting habitats for hedgehogs, to campaigning against wildlife crime and helping everyone get closer to nature; Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust cares for local wildlife and the wild spaces that we all depend on.
Whilst in the past we’ve selected a new charity for each financial year, in January we were made honorary corporate members of the trust and it just seemed to make sense to continue our partnership in full. Plus, Swifty, our charity beer for last year, has been requested so many times that we felt bringing it back was entirely justified – just like the swifts themselves have begun to return to our town recently! More details on this year’s brew will be on the way soon. In the meantime, do take a look at the newly launched Sheffield Swift City Map, which is a tool we can all use to support the efforts of local swift conservation feoups.
2023 was a fantastic year for Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, who successfully raised funds to secure the purchase of Ughill Farm, 132 hectares of farmland based on the western outskirts of Sheffield. This means the Trust can now begin to trial nature-friendly farming practices on the site, as part of their aim to see 30% of nature in recovery by 2030 and something which will benefit the wider community for generations to come. We’re looking forward to learning more about this project as the year progresses, and see how the site changes with the seasons.
It’s in collaborating with the local community that the most good can be done to safeguard and enhance the environment, and we’re really excited to continue working with Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust to help raise awareness of the easy steps every single one of us can take to give wildlife in our area the chance to thrive.
