birds - Burngreave Messenger

Unexpected sightings at Crabtree Ponds

23rd March 2020

Story by Graham Jones On 6th January Sheffield and Rotherham’s Wildlife Group’s ranger and local volunteers gathered to perform the usual monthly maintenance at Crabtree Ponds nature reserve. We did a litter pick, shifted some [Read more]

Life in a Burngreave garden

16th December 2019

Story and photos by Penny Philcox I think everyone recognises the robin, and they will be appearing on many seasonal cards again this year. Robins are one of our only birds that sing all year [Read more]

Life in a Burngreave Garden

24th June 2019

Story and photos by Penny Philcox. June is a really good month to be looking out for wildlife in the Burngreave area – either in your garden or yard, if you have one, or in [Read more]

Hope Allotments robin

4th February 2018

A robin was a regular visitor to Hope Allotments, spotted and photographed by James Woollen.

Bird life in Devon Gardens

15th June 2017

Story by John Chapman Although Devon Gardens is small, it supports a surprisingly diverse range of birds. You expect to find birds out in the countryside. However, research has shown that many birds make their homes in cities. [Read more]