Sheffield Links : Science and Environment

• Sheffield Wildlife Trust

  Includes environment, biodiversity, animals, conservation, volunteer, jobs, training, education, nature reserves, graphic design, site team, charity, membership, donate, hard working, and a community café.

  www.wildsheffield.com/

• Sheffield Bird Study Group

  Works to complement other local natural history societies and to promote an interest in birds, focussing on producing an annual report for the Sheffield area. Includes recorded sightings, publications, articles, photos, and membership details.

  www.sbsg.org/

• The Green Roof Centre

  An independent research and demonstration hub, which supports and promotes the uptake of green roofs through demonstrating their benefits and potential in a range of settings and scales.

  www.thegreenroofcentre.co.uk/

• Groundwork Sheffield

  An environmental trust supporting the sustainable development of Sheffield's environment.

  www.groundwork-sheffield.org.uk/

• RSPB Sheffield Members Group

  Meetings, field trips, events, news, local birding sites, and links.

  www.rspb-sheffield.org.uk/

• Café Scientifique

  The general public, practising scientists and science communicators gather in a relaxed and informal environment to explore the latest developments in science and technology.

  www.sciencecafesheffield.org/

• Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change

  A local group linked to the national Campaign against Climate Change. Campaigns, events, profile and get involved.

  sites.google.com/site/scaccweb/

• Sheffield Biodiversity Action Plan

  On-line reporting form, partners involved, species and habitats.

  www.ukbap.org.uk/lbap.aspx?id=510

• KROTO Research Campus

  The multi-disciplinary research facility covers electronic nanotechnology, environmental engineering science, future generation materials, nanocharacterisation and nanomanipulation, soft nanotechnology, tissue engineering and modelling and virtual reality.

  www.krotoresearchcampus.com/

• Sheffield Botanical Gardens

  Information for visitors including a location map and opening hours. Also includes a history of the gardens and information about their restoration.

  www.sbg.org.uk/

• Sheffield Air Map

  Created in line with Government recommendations on air quality. It has been designed to increase awareness of how we can tackle air quality issues by providing, in real-time, dynamic data information within the Air Quality Management area.

  sheffieldairmap.org/

• Sheffield Is My Planet

  The home of climate change issues for the UK's Greenest City and is a portal for the general public and the voluntary, public and private sectors to bring together resources and provide information to make the area green and encourage energy efficiency.

  www.sheffieldismyplanet.com/

• The Rivelin Valley Conservation Group

  The group was formed in 1991 with the aim to encourage the effective management of wildlife habitats and to reverse the decline of the nature trail over the past decade.

  www.rivelinvalley.org.uk/

• Mayfield Astronomy & Space Centre

  Details of this project to bring a public observatory to Sheffield.

  www.masc.org.uk/

• Sheffield Friends of the Earth

  Diary, events, news, recycling guide, photographs and group history.

  www.sheffieldfoe.co.uk/

• The Star: Readers Flood Pictures and Video

  Pictures and videos of the flood including Chapeltown and Meadowhall.

  www.thestar.co.uk/news?articleid=2960040

• Sheffield Clean Air Partnership

  The Partnership has been involved in the Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) process in the city. This has included assisting in the preparation, production and consultation around the Air Quality Action Plan for the city.

  www.cleanairsheffield.org/

• Sheffield Environment Weeks

  Gives people living and working in the Sheffield area an opportunity to take part in a festival celebrating the efforts of ordinary people doing their bit. News, events, constitution, and get involved.

  www.sheffieldenvironment.org/

• Green Estate

  The company is committed to managing green spaces in Sheffield in a way that maximises social, environmental and economic benefits for the neighbourhood.

  www.greenestate.org/

• Greenspace in Sheffield

  This series of pages has been put together for the COST C11 project. It is based on information provided by a range of people and organisations working on green space issues in the Sheffield area.

  www.map21ltd.com/COSTC11/sheffield-case.htm