Nature
On Sheffield’s former steel sites, future nature thrives
‘What we’re seeing is evolution happening in front of us’
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Rock climbers and rare birds: a strange and wonderful partnership
In an anthropogenic world there can still be room for the wilderness — even right in our midst
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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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You can't understand Sheffield without understanding Millstone Grit
To some, it's just stone. To Carey Davies, it explains the history and landscape of our city
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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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‘The grouse farmers and landowners treat the people of Sheffield with abject contempt'
How far can 'constructive engagement' go when one side refuses to take part?
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One stormy night — and the endangered valley that holds Sheffield’s history
‘Few people realise it was an industrial valley full of noise and flames and the smells of cutlery making’
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Zen and the art of Sheffield’s rivers
‘The rivers sort of pull you out. Through the city and to the moors’
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Should we ban grouse moor burning?
‘Why are we still allowing a small number of individuals to set fire to the moors?’
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Do the Longshaw Sheepdog Trials have a future?
From eight million viewers to one man and his dog
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33 days of sewage flowing into a Sheffield river
Is Yorkshire Water doing enough to keep the city’s waterways clean?
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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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