Magna, formally, at its peak the largest Steelworks in Europe, has become a science adventure centre, educating children and adults about it’s history and science in general. Located on Magna way in Rotherham, the centre has had a proposal for a new tram stop and park and ride, to increase the area’s connections to the rest of Sheffield and Rotherham. This would boost visitor numbers to Magna and as part of the development plans a design needs to be put forward to develop the exterior landscape of the building.
This proposal looks to create a potential nature reserve, boosting the area’s ecological value and its connections to surrounding landscapes and the history within.
This proposal looks to create a potential nature reserve, boosting the area’s ecological value and its connections to surrounding landscapes and the history within.
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Woodland Trust (no date) Ivy (Hedera helix), Woodland Trust. Available at: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/ivy/.
Woodland Trust (no date) Honeysuckle (Lonicera Periclymenum), Woodland Trust. Available at: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/plants/wild-flowers/honeysuckle/.
Stinging nettle (no date) The Wildlife Trusts. Available at: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/stinging-nettle.
Shelley, T. (2019) Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust calls for urgent action for insects, as a new report reveals true impacts of unnoticed invertebrate Apocalypse, Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust. Available at: https://www.wildsheffield.com/sheffield-and-rotherham-wildlife-trust-calls-for-urgent-action-for-insects-as-a-new-report-reveals-true-impacts-of-unnoticed-invertebrate-apocalypse/.
