David Bocking
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/
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Nature is dying, says the new government. So what is the Outdoor City doing to help it recover?
Can the new Nature Recovery Strategy make a difference?
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The skylark strikes back
A few years ago, the brown bird seemed in mortal peril. Now it’s adapting to survive
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Spring's here! Sheffield's glorious symphony in blue
We have some of the best bluebell woods in the country and they're finally in bloom
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Plucked from chaos
Why do people become foster carers — and why are so many in Sheffield giving up?
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Rising from the Graves: digging into the history of Sheffield’s biggest park
‘I always felt it was something rather special and unusual’
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‘For the future, you’ve got to build on the past’: How Sheffield led the way for the Right to Roam movement
On Terry Howard, moorland freedom and the Green Man
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Flower power: why the King is backing the Manor Estate
First Sheffield, then the world
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Bringing back spring to Kinder Scout
How £47.5 million pounds and teams of mud workers are holding our local carbon sink together
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Saving lives, one slimy creature at a time: Working the night shift with Sheffield’s toad patrol
Frustrated that amphibians get flattened by road traffic, volunteers have taken matters into their own hands. Now they’re getting results.
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Keyhole tape, heat pumps, both? How to warm your home
Sheffield housing experts on how to fight the freeze
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Campaigners have been waiting generations for kids to be safe on our roads. Is change on its way?
Why striving for children’s safety is grinding down Sheffield parents
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‘We should see abundance everywhere’
Enjoy a doorstep view of nature’s greatest miracle: migration
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The rise and fiery fall of Sheffield Ski Village
It was once the city’s most exciting destination. Could it be again?
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The agony and ecstasy of parkrun
Why thousands of Outdoor Citizens set their alarm for 8am every Saturday
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From 130 burnt out cars to Sheffield's best public park
How a 'slow firework display' is remaking the Manor
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