Practical Conservation Sessions (free events). These are held monthly all year, either at weekends or midweek, with dates advertised on the website. Members can join the mailing list by contacting the Secretary at [email protected].

 

Sessions are open to anyone who would like to join in. Everyone needs to provide their own gloves along with suitable clothes and footwear.

 

Everything we do supplements the work carried out by the Council’s woodlands team, meaning much more can be done to improve the wood for its flora, fauna and visitors alike. Typical activities are coppicing, fencing and walling, tree and undergrowth management, path repair and drain clearance and all sorts of miscellaneous jobs. 

 

They are from 10am for 2 to 3 hours on one Sunday in the month on an agreed date with the Sheffield City Council Ranger. A Ranger attends our work mornings with appropriate tasks (light and heavy) and tools. We meet either at the Baslow Road bus terminus, the Scout Hut on Aldam Road, Totley or at the end of Totley Hall Lane.

 

If you are interested in helping us carry out such work in Gillfield Wood or have any questions, please contact [email protected]

  

We may also arrange the occasional mid-week Conservation Morning where we will not have the help of a Council Ranger but will concentrate on tasks we can do independently.

Practical Conservation Mornings

2026:

Sunday 25th January

Saturday 21st February

Sunday 22nd March

 

* Events *

All events are free to members. Non-members are asked for £3.00 to cover costs.

See Events for further information.

Indoor Events

Annual General Meeting

Monday April 20 7.30pm

The AGM will take place in Totley Library on Monday 20th April at 7.30pm. There will also be a talk by Claire Bithell from Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust about the ongoing projects in the Sheaf Valley to improve flood protection.

Outdoor Events

Saturday 9th May 8.30

Totley Hall Lane

Bird Walk with Stuart Davies.

A walk to idenyify birds by their calls and sightings.


Sunday 24th May 10.30

Field Walk

Plants – Gerry Firkin


Saturday 13th June 1-3pm – River Dipping

Paul Hancock and Hannah Lumb.
Equipment provided for this family event.


Saturday 11th July 10.30

Butterfly Walk with Stuart Davies

We will find and
identify butterflies on the wing or in foliage


Monday 14th Sept Evening

Bat Walk  – Dave Gash. Detectors provided.


Sunday 4th October 8.30 am Val Clinging – small mammal trapping weather
permitting.


Saturday 7th Nov 10.30 am

Fungi Survey with Ziggy.

Meet Totley Hall Lane SK30917941


All walks start at the end of Totley Hall Lane unless otherwise stated.
The walks will be advertised on the Facebook page, website and posters around the
area nearer each event.

Practical Conservation Sessions, led by a Ranger.

Wear suitable clothing & footwear. Tools, PPE and light refreshments are provided by the Ranger.

*  2026  *

Sunday 25th January

Saturday 21st February

Sunday 22nd March

 

Further dates will be announced when they have been agreed with the ranger.

For further information please contact FOGW Secretary and Conservation lead Andy Brewster.

 

Andrew Brewster <[email protected]>

 

 

See Conservation Work