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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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!
