Events
As part of the Partnership’s ambition that the wider community of all ages is involved in caring for and valuing street trees, we are committed to organising annual celebration events.
Urban Tree Festival 2024
This year our annual Urban Tree Festival is coinciding with National Tree Week, from Saturday 23rd November to Sunday 1st December. We’ve planned a diverse range of events, so there’s something here for everyone; from tree planting and guided walks, to forest bathing and Haiku writing!
All the events are FREE, but some voluntary organisations may appreciate donations, please see booking details for individual events.
Saturday 23rd Nov 10:00am – 1:00pm
Community planting day, suitable for all with additional kids activities. Drop in to the Green next to Darnall Fisheries and help green Darnall for everyone to enjoy; free no booking needed.
Sunday 24th Nov 10:30am – 12:30pm
Hedgerow planting with SCC Parks & Countryside; free but booking required.
Sunday 24th Nov 10:30am – 12:00pm
Green Community Darnall – family fun in the park at High Hazels. A morning of fun activities for kids; free but booking required.
Sunday 24th Nov 1.15pm – 1:45pm
Guided walk at Parkwood Springs. Boost your identification skills of autumnal trees and learn which ones are edible with foraging tips; free but booking required.
Tuesday 26th Nov 1.00 – 2.00pm
Guided tour of the rare and unusual trees within the Botanical Gardens with Friends of the Botanical Gardens. The event is free with no need to book – meet at the entrance to Dorothy Fox Education Centre, at the top of the slope from the Thompson Road gates off Ecclesall Road.
Wednesday 27th Nov 10:30am – 2.00pm
Hillsborough Park planting workshop with SCC Parks & Countryside; free but booking required.
UPDATE: SOLD OUT
Thursday 28th 10.45am – 12.15pm
Join award-winning author-illustrator Lydia Monks at the Children’s Library, Hillsborough Park, for our drop-in drawing and story time; free but booking required.
Thursday 28th Nov 1.00 – 3.00pm
Greening the very grey streets of Highfield and Lowfield – A walk around the 70 new community funded street trees with Paul Selby from Nether Edge and Sharrow Sustainable Transformation (NESST).
Arrive early for a 1pm prompt start, meeting at the corner of Chippinghouse Road and Staveley Road. This event is free, but donations to NESST will be appreciated.
Thursday 28th 7.00 – 8.30pm
Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust webinar “A Wild Night In: The Urban Forest Explained”, with Catherine Nuttgens. The event is free, but booking is required.
Saturday 30th Nov 10.00am – 1.00pm
Darnall tree planting with SCC Parks & Countryside; free but booking required.
Saturday 30th Nov 2.00 – 4.00pm
SCC Community Forestry in Partnership with Sheffield Museums will be leading a guided walk around Bowden Housteads Woods. The event is free, but booking is required.
Sunday 1st Dec 11.00am-12:30pm
A winter woodland Haiku writing session organised by Friends of Whirlow Brook Park. This event is free, but booking is required.
Sunday 1st Dec 10.30am-12:00pm
Sketch and Connect – Urban Tree Sketching with artist Mikk Murray. Join Mikk for one of his observational sketching safaris in the city centre – no experience necessary and all materials provided.
UPDATE: SOLD OUT
More events to be confirmed!
Our festival is funded by the South Yorkshire Woodland Partnership and Heritage Lottery.
Past events
A Wild Night In: Introducing the Sheffield Street Tree Partnership
The Sheffield Street Tree Partnership held a webinar on Thursday 8th February 2024, hosted on Zoom by the Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust.
Nathan Edwards, current Chair of Sheffield Street Tree Partnership, set out some of the Partnership’s key achievements so far and detailed the next steps for Sheffield’s street trees. There was an opportunity to to ask questions to a panel of Partnership members, including representatives from Sheffield City Council, Amey, Sheffield Tree Action Groups, and Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust.
You can view a recording of this event here:
Sheffield Tree Fayre – Saturday 20th May 2023
Sheffield Tree Fayre is a family-friendly event celebrating the wonder of trees and woodlands, which will take place on Saturday 20th May 2023 at Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
Running from 10am to 4pm, this free entry, one-day tree-fest will feature a variety of kids’ outdoor forest school activities, kids’ indoor crafts, adult wood craft stalls and guided tree walks.
This event aims to bring together everyone in the city who is passionate about trees and how they make Sheffield a better place to live, work and play. Sheffield Street Tree Partnership will be there, taking the opportunity to celebrate and share information about our wonderful street trees! There will also be a fantastic line-up of tree-themed talks.
Sheffield Parks & Countryside
You may be interested in events, such as tree planting sessions, offered by our partners in Sheffield Parks & Countryside.