2019-20 was a packed year for the Steel Valley Project team and volunteers. The year ended around the Covid-19 lockdown which unfortunately forced us to pause our operations for around 3 months. However, despite the challenges currently faced by many of us, we wanted to let you know a little bit about the difference we … Continue reading Steel Valley Project Annual Report: 2019-20
New path in Birks Wood, Oughtibridge
One of our Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership projects is to improve the path surface in Birks Wood, Oughtibridge. This small, ancient woodland has an informal circular signed route for walkers to follow. However, at times, it could be very muddy and difficult for people to negotiate their way around the woods. Working with professional trail … Continue reading New path in Birks Wood, Oughtibridge
Volunteering: conservation and countryside management
Earlier this summer, the Steel Valley Project welcomed a new Environmental Project Officer, Andy Kearsey, to the team. Andy used to run his own land management business in North Devon and, also previously worked at Natural England, The RSPB, Devon Wildlife Trust and Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Through this work, he's gained lots … Continue reading Volunteering: conservation and countryside management
New ‘Pocket Park’ opened in Stocksbridge
Work has recently been completed on Cedar Road Pocket Park in Stocksbridge, creating a natural play area for children, improving the environment for wildlife and providing an outdoor area for everyone to enjoy. The £20k project was developed following a survey of people in the area, looking at how the outdoors could be improved for … Continue reading New ‘Pocket Park’ opened in Stocksbridge
Planned Steel Valley Projects for the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership
Back in October 2018, an announcement was made that the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership (SLLP) had been awarded £2.6m from funding raised by National Lottery Players for wildlife, heritage and cultural projects in north-west Sheffield. When you add match funding, in-kind contributions and volunteering from the SLLP’s partners to that figure, the total amount available … Continue reading Planned Steel Valley Projects for the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership
Fantastic response from community to help replace our stolen strimmer
When the local Stocksbridge community asked us to set up a crowdfunding appeal earlier this year to help us replace one of our stolen strimmers, we had no idea what the response would be. However, it's fair to say that we've been blown away by everyone's generosity so far. We were originally looking to raise … Continue reading Fantastic response from community to help replace our stolen strimmer
Work Experience Placement in Countryside Management
The Steel Valley Project has been supporting work experience placements from Stocksbridge High School for over 10 years now. As part of our ongoing collaboration, one of their pupils recently spent a couple of weeks working with our Environmental Project Officer, Kate Hughes, and the volunteer team. The student, currently in Year 10, spent time … Continue reading Work Experience Placement in Countryside Management
Himalayan Balsam Clearance – Bitholmes Wood
Volunteers at the Steel Valley Project have recently been working to clear areas of Himalayan balsam in Bithholmes Wood. The woods are owned by the Woodland Trust and located between Deepcar and Wharncliffe Side. They are a popular place for walkers and those searching for the Wantley Dragon. What is Himalayan balsam? Himalayan balsam was … Continue reading Himalayan Balsam Clearance – Bitholmes Wood
