Thanks to all those who attended the first ever Sheffield Street Tree Partnership Wild Night In webinar, kindly hosted by the Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust. We really enjoyed hearing from so many Sheffielders who are interested in our street trees! The recording is available to view below and can be accessed on YouTube here. […]
Join us for an introduction to the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership and find out about our plans for street trees in Sheffield. The Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust are kindly hosting a webinar focusing on the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership at 7pm on Thursday 8th February via Zoom. Nathan Edwards, current Chair of Sheffield Street […]
The Terms of Reference for the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership were originally published as part of the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership Strategy in May 2021. Whilst the fundamental principles and aims of the Partnership remain the same, the way the Partnership operates has evolved over time. The Partnership felt that it was appropriate to refresh […]
Street trees are one of the greatest natural assets of Sheffield’s cityscape. Thanks to a new website from the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership, everyone can now access more information about the city’s street trees. Sheffielders can visit sheffieldstreettreepartnership.org to find out more about the partnership, how it is working for a network of street trees […]
A new charity led scheme is launching in Sheffield today to help residents engage directly in street tree planting. Sheffield’s ‘Street Tree Partnership Strategy’, set out an aim of supporting ‘residents and community groups fund additional street tree planting’. A two year trial of this process has been a great success, with many streets benefitting […]
The Sheffield Street Tree Partnership would like to thank Sir Mark Lowcock for his diligence in producing such a comprehensive report. There can be no doubt that the report is damning for the Council and reflects upon a very dark time in the history of the city. We are glad that the truth has now […]
A new chair has been appointed to the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership and is already playing an active role in steering the invaluable work of the group. Earlier this summer, Nathan Edwards, Director of Urban Wilderness, took over from Liz Ballard, CEO of Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust, who has played a pivotal part in […]
Sheffield has received Tree Cities of the World recognition, bringing a wealth of benefits to local communities, now and into the future. The Tree Cities of the World programme is an international effort to recognise cities and towns committed to ensuring that their urban forests and trees are celebrated, sustainably managed and properly maintained. To […]
Sheffield has recently been awarded a certificate of compliance for managing its street trees sustainably by the world’s largest Forest Certification Scheme, PEFC UK (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification). Over the last eighteen months, the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership, of which the council and its highways contractor, Amey are part, has been working […]
A new guidelines booklet for managing the city’s street trees has been finalised and published today, as part of the recently launched Sheffield Street Tree Strategy. The guidelines, which follow best practice and detail how street trees across the city will be managed appropriately and cared for now and in years to come, have been […]
It’s been almost a year since volunteer Street Tree Wardens were recruited by Amey Streets Ahead, as part of the city’s new Sheffield Street Tree Partnership Strategy, and their work is already starting to make a big difference. With over 40 Street Tree Wardens allocated across Sheffield, the budding group of volunteers are helping to […]
A commitment to deliver on a new street tree strategy for Sheffield has been made by the founding members of the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership. This morning, representatives of each of the partner organisations came together to sign a pledge committing them to delivering on the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership Strategy, which outlines a long-term […]
