David writes about nature and the environment for The Tribune. He has his own site covering Sheffield's environment in more depth, here: https://abitblackoverbillsmothers.substack.com/
‘You need to make it so that people can actually feel it's their space and they can enjoy it. But you don't need to manicure it to within an inch of its life’
Why Great Crested Newts and human beings can learn to live side by side
Why lichens are the rock stars of the natural world
It’s been eight years since the last disastrous cycle hire scheme. Will things finally change in 2026?
In the popular imagination, gulls are dull. But there’s much more to this enterprising bird than meets the eye
After 900 larch trees were felled in 2023, the Lord of the Rings-like landscape changed. Snails, moss and wrens like it. But what about the humans?
“If you hang around in this car park for a bit, you’ll see it all”
Broomhall is a model for redesigning Sheffield
‘Tempeh is not just bought by hard core militant vegans now’
A tale of politicians, planning and pirates
A summer’s night with Sheffield’s moth-watchers
“It’s dry,” he says. “There is no Ringinglow Bog.”
As Springwatch moves in for the next few weeks, David Bocking examines the growing pressures on this landscape
“They’re from Mick Jagger’s aviary, did you know?”
'If you see someone riding uphill at 20 miles per hour, and they’re not pedalling, they’re not on an ebike'
