Shire Brook Valley Species Survival Project
Introduction to the project
Sheffield City Council has been awarded £1,112,155 for the Shire Brook Valley Species Survival Project. This project is funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency.
The project has also been supported by funding from partners and other organisations, totalling almost £400,000. These include National Grid, The Environment Agency, South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Yorkshire Water, Friends of Richmond Park and the South Yorkshire Badger Group.
The funding was granted to enable habitat creation and restoration/enhancement works to support species abundance and the conservation and interpretation of Shire Brook Valley’s heritage.
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Save the Swifts of Shire Brook Valley
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Hello - if you live in parts of Hackenthorpe or Woodhouse and would love to help swifts in your area by providing a forever nest for swifts - FOR FREE – read on.
You may be aware that Sheffield City Council has obtained funding to improve nature and leisure in Shire Brook Valley, and the Sheffield Swift Network has been granted a small amount of this funding to install 50 swift bricks into suitable houses in some parts of the valley boundary to help save the local swift colony. Sheffield Swift Network is a group of volunteers across Sheffield who work to prevent the decline of swifts and improve their chances of recovering across Sheffield.
For details of locations and how to apply see the pdf attached in the Documents tab on the right hand side of the home page.
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Species Survival Community Fund
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South East Local Area Committee (LAC) are kindly distributing community grants on behalf of the “Species Survival Project”. This project is funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency. The aim of this Community Fund is to help groups and organisations to deliver nature focused events and projects in the South East of Sheffield. This includes the South East LAC area and also Richmond Ward which falls into the East LAC area.
We have a total funding pot of £15,000 for capital projects and £5,000 for revenue projects.
Applicants are invited to apply for sums of up to £2000 for nature focused capital projects. Examples of the kind of projects this might include are installation of bird and bat boxes, hedge or pond creation, tools, or an interpretation board or signage about wildlife in your area.
Applicants are invited to apply for sums of up to £500 for nature focused revenue projects. This might include funding to deliver a community event or perhaps environmental/ nature-based training for your group/ volunteers.
You can find the application form in the Documents tab on the right hand side of the home page.
Please return the application as soon as possible as funds are being distributed on a first come first served basis. We will inform successful applicants whether they have been successful. -
Species Survival Fund Project Launch
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The sun was shining at Shire Brook Valley Nature Reserve for the Species Survival Fund project launch on 4th December. The project builds on years of passionate volunteer work in the valley, but funding enables us to boost much needed conservation and habitat work, commission educational and outreach activities for local schools and communities and complete ecological surveys to ensure we have the best data to drive decisions on nature recovery.
Our incredible partners and all those involved in the project were out in the valley to hear about all that is still to come and most importantly meet the Dexter and Highland cows that are back grazing in the valley after many years!
