1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Sheffield
Region
Europe
Short description of the intervention
Heeley City Farm came into existence in the middle of 1981 (ref 3). It is a community-based and led training, employment and youth enterprise (ref 1) and a much needed green space in the inner suburban Sheffield with recycling, healthy living facilities, a garden centre, cafe, and charity shop. Heeley City Farm also manages food growing projects across Sheffield. (Ref 3) The Farm addresses poverty, inequality, prejudice and lack of opportunity by supporting community regeneration and self-help within environmentally friendly and self-sustaining systems, using the background of a mini-farm, community gardens and related resources. (Ref1)
Address

Heeley City Farm
Richards Road
Sheffield
S2 3DT
United Kingdom

Location
The NBS is situated in an area, with clear delineation of boundaries and a specific shape (polygon). The NBS project can also have more than one area location (more than one polygon, situated close by).
Area boundary
POINT (-1.468058 53.364367)
POINT (-1.466217 53.363011)
POINT (-1.468203 53.362284)
POINT (-1.469295 53.362969)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google Earth 2020
NBS area
25793.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Previous derelict area
Website of the intervention
http://www.heeleyfarm.org.uk
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
pre-1990
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
pre-1990
End date of the intervention
unknown
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
Heeley City Farm addresses the problems of poverty, inequality, prejudice and lack of opportunity by supporting and promoting community regeneration and self-help within environmentally friendly and self-sustaining systems, using the background of a mini-farm, community gardens and related resources. (ref. 1). It is dedicated to creating economic opportunities for disadvantaged people (ref 3), The farm identifies as an educational charity, environmental project, regeneration project and several other roles but it has the following Primary aims:
1. Creating Jobs
2. Training
3. Enterprise
4. Community Engagement
5. Environment (ref 1)
Quantitative targets
1. Deliver environmental education on and off site to 2,500 school children and 1,500 other educational visitors each academic
year through the appointment of an Education Worker. (ref 3),
2. Provide training in environmental education to 3 volunteers/students each year. (ref 3),
3. Three adult education courses with places for 25 local adults. (ref 3),
4.Target of 6 new jobs over 5 years. (ref 3),
5. Develop community composting enterprise activity at a city wide scale - 3 new community composting sites operational and taking green waste at a rate of 1,000 tonnes each year. (reference 3)
Monitoring indicators defined
1. No. of Sites operational (composting) (ref 3),
2. No. of participants on programmes (ref 3),
3. No of Jobs created (ref 3),
(reference 3)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Social cohesion
Social interaction
Environmental education
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Improving physical health
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Economic development: agriculture
Tourism support
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable production
Please specify "other Type of NBS project"
Creation of urban farm for educational, recreational as well as food production purpose (ref 1).
Implementation activities
A working friendly farm and environmental visitor centre with ongoing social and environmental initiatives. Heeley City Farm is providing a range of integrated services and activities for the local and citywide community including employment, training, education, older peoples' activities, youth work, play, heritage and 100,000 visitors - with organic gardens, farm and smaller animals, low-energy buildings, wind turbines, green waste management etc. (ref 2.) As a regeneration project: Heeley City Farm has reclaimed 2 hectares of derelict inner-city land as a farm and is working with partners to regenerate further 6 hectares (ref 3.) Wind and sun-powered city farm (ref 4).
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Transformation of previously derelict areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Community gardens and allotments
Community gardens
Horticulture
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
Unknown
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Trees
Flower beds
Garden beds
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
Service - Vocational training in horticulture (ref 1).
Amenities offered by the NBS
Playgrounds
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Tourism
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups
Marginalized groups
People with functional diversities
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Heeley City Farm is a community organisation ans was registered as a charity (ref 3)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Non-government organisation/civil society
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Non-government organisation/civil society
Citizens or community group
Land owners
No information found
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Dissemination of information and education
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
No
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
No
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Unknown
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
No
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
Heeley City Farm is involved in a variety of environmental and social research projects with partners which include government agencies. it is one of 21 founding members of the European Ecosite movement. (reference 3)
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Funds provided by non-governmental organization (NGO)
Crowdfunding
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Donations
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Local stewardship model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Private non-for-profit actor (e.g. NGO, foundation)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Social
Governance innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Wind and sun-powered city farm and education centre with friendly farm animals, relaxing herb, wildlife and organic gardens (ref 4).
Please specify social innovation
a farm was created out of a demolition site with the help of the local community and engages youth and implements social and adult education programs (REF 3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
not mentioned
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
not mentioned
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved air quality
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Restoration of derelict areas
Description of environmental benefits
Heeley City Farm maintains a much needed green space in inner suburban Sheffield with recycling, healthy living facilities, a garden centre (ref 5).

Economic impacts
Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not)
Description of economic benefits
Heeley City Farm also has cafe, and charity shop for selling of local goods - increases local income (ref 1).
Promote local tourism - encourage local businesses (ref 6).
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Description of social and cultural benefits
Daycare and training for 20 adults with learning difficulties are provided with vocational training (ref 5), in horticulture vocational training for up to 100 unemployed adults (ref 5).
Youth activities for up to 2,000 young people are organised (including young people not attending school) and support is given to 100 regular volunteers (ref 5).
Improved access to green area and park brightens the life of local people (ref 5).
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Indicators
Unknown

Environmental, social and economic impacts
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Climate change mitigation
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Improving physical health
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Economic development: agriculture
Tourism support
Employment/job creation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Voluntary work opportunities
Work for rehabilitation (e.g. for mental health, prisoners, older people)
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
The farm has been closed all enclosures. As it is an open site, so some of the areas are still open to walk around, for daily exercise, but please follow the government and the site's guidelines;

Social distancing - stay 2-3 metres away from each other at all times
Wash your hands - wash your hands thoroughly for a minimum of 20 seconds, there are sinks around the site to do this
Do not come to the Farm if you are showing symptoms or feeling unwell (ref 1).

As of July 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Questionnaire surveys / online surveys
Where can this data be accessed? Please include a link to a report or web-page.
http://atlas.naturvation.eu/sites/default/files/nbs/files/heely_city_farm_socia…
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
Yes
Link to monitoring/evaluation reports
https://www.socialauditnetwork.org.uk/files/5213/4632/3322/Heely_City_Farm_Soci…
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
reference 1: Heeley City Farm
Work Placement ad
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Heeley City Farm audit report (339.55 KB) 339.55 KB
List of references
1. Heeleyfarm.org.uk. 2020. Home - Heeley City Farm. [online] Available at: <https://www.heeleyfarm.org.uk/> [Accessed 9 August 2020].
2. Sheffield Hallam Students' Union. nd. Heeley City Farm Work Placement. [online] Available at: <https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/skills_opportunities/workplacements/heeleycityfarmplacement/> [Accessed 9 August 2020].
3. Heeley City Farm. 2004. Heeley City Farm Social Audit. Accessed: Socialauditnetwork.org.uk. 2004. [online] Available at: <https://www.socialauditnetwork.org.uk/files/5213/4632/3322/Heely_City_Farm_Social_Audit_-_2003.pdf> [Accessed 9 August 2020].
4. Farm, H., 2020. Heeley City Farm - Farm In Sheffield, Sheffield. [online] The Outdoor City. Available at: <https://www.theoutdoorcity.co.uk/sheffield-city-life/attractions/heeley-city-farm-p755631> [Accessed 17 July 2020].
5. En.wikipedia.org. 2020. Heeley City Farm. [online] Available at: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heeley_City_Farm> [Accessed 9 August 2020].
6. Trips with a tot. 2020. Lovely Day Out At Heeley City Farm - Things To Do In Sheffield With Kids. [online] Available at: <https://tripswithatot.com/heeleycityfarm/> [Accessed 9 August 2020].
Comments and notes
Comments
3/domain: In 1981, there was an empty, brick rubble covered site. Now two inner city hectares have been transformed into community buildings, green fields and gardens. (ref 3)