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2024-2025 Annual ReportDownload We are pleased to present our annual report for 2024/25. Key highlights include our dedicated volunteers providing support with 2786 hours volunteered and improving 6km of paths and 4 hectares of land We have worked to deliver projects all across the local area and beyond, for example in Oxley Park - All … Continue reading Annual Report 2024/25

Big Bike Revival 2025 We have some great news, The Big Bike Revival  returns for 2025 between April and October . Steel Valley Project will once again be working in partnership with Trek Bicycles to  run a series of "Learn how to Fix it" Sessions and  led bike rides through the summer.  The Big Bike Revival is celebrating 10 years … Continue reading The Big Bike Revival returns

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Ecclesfield Parish Council - the team at the parish council have explained why they are joining  with the Steel Valley Project and what they hope to achieve over the next year. We are medium sized Parish Council located in the north of Sheffield and cover Ecclesfield, Chapeltown, … Continue reading Our new partnership with Ecclesfield Parish Council

We are pleased to welcome Ryan Harrison to the Steel Valley Project - Ryan joins us as our new Environmental Project Officer,  he has been explaining a little bit about himself and the experience he can bring to this role. I’m Ryan, your new Environmental Project officer, I can’t wait to get stuck into the projects with … Continue reading Ryan Harrison – Environmental Project Officer

As work on the Nature-Based Solutions – Natural Flood Management project draws to a close, the team at Steel Valley Project and our partner agencies thought it would be valuable to reflect on the progress we've made and the positive impacts the initiative has had on the local community and environment. Recently, representatives from the … Continue reading NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS  – NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT  – the project draws to a close and we take a look back at its impact 

Installing accessible gates, pathways & stiles Following on from the sucess of the first phase of the Farming in Protected Landscapes project which saw the team  installing accessible gates, stiles and pathways in Bradfield on the Castle Hill site,  Steel Valley Project has now completed Phase 3 of the project which covers the paths and gates of Bradfield Ancient … Continue reading Farming in Protected Landscapes – Bradfield Ancient Ways

SVP successfully secured funding from the Stocksbridge Town Council Participatory Budget to enhance the All Wheels Park at Oxley Park with new landscaping and tree planting. The project began with the removal of overgrown vegetation, including cherry laurel, rhododendron, and dense undergrowth. The mounds for the All Wheels Park were then shaped, and wildflower meadow turf  composed … Continue reading Oxley Park – Landscaping the All Wheels Park

Free easy- going bike rides this Autumn What a wonderful time of the year to enjoy a bike ride through our fabulous countryside Come & join us for a relaxing bike ride to enjoy the beautiful autumn colours of our stunning local scenery! We will ride along the Little Don Link and through Wharncliffe Woods … Continue reading Bats, Bikes & Autumn Colours

Over recent weeks the team has been involved in a variety of tasks preparing for Autumn National Grid Community Matters Fund - At the top of Pea Royd Hill is the Steel Valley Walk viewpoint, the team have been felling trees and clearing the heavily overgrown vegetation which obscures the view. Over 1500 native woodland … Continue reading Changing of the Seasons