Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, DCRT and the friends of Wardsend Cemetery have teamed up to collect Data for Nature as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded Data for Nature project.

We’ll be hosting monthly bird surveys in the Cemetery and on the riverside to help collect data and monitor birdlife in the area

If you have birding skills we’d really appreciate your help surveying, or if you are a beginner come along to practise your skills!

Get in touch with [email protected] if you would like to take part.

Please book on to this walk through the Chesterfield Walking Festival

Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a Spring wildflower walk through Chesterfield’s Ancient West Wood and see a dazzling display of bluebells.

The West Wood includes some of the last remaining pockets of ancient woodland in Chesterfield. Some of the trees have been growing undisturbed here for over four hundred years. Ancient woodland over time has developed special communities of plants and animals that are not found elsewhere. In Spring beautiful English bluebells carpet the woodland floor, wild garlic grows along the Trough Brook and wood anemone’s star-like flowers can be spotted.

On this walk we will be exploring Ringwood Park and the West Wood. Please be prepared for a very hilly walk with a few steep climbs – worth it for the lovely views! The ground can be muddy and slippery when wet, with lots of steps and slopes. There is also a small ford to cross, so please be prepared to leap over the brook or wear waterproof boots.

Please book on to this walk through the Chesterfield Walking Festival: https://www.visitchesterfield.info/whats-on/the-hollingwood-hoop-p1573981

Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a waterside walk along the River Rother and Chesterfield Canal

This little known walking trail starts at the Hollingwood Hubs and follows two waterways, the beautiful river Rother and the chesterfield canal. A fantastic trail for spotting nature and learning about the industrial heritage of Chesterfield.

Please note the walk can sometimes be overgrown in places and the riverside footpath, which although is mostly flat, can be tricky underfoot. This walk is best suited to more adventurous walkers – good boots and long trousers are essential.