Work party 14/12/25
It was great to welcome 10 fantastic volunteers for our final work party of 2025. The weather was good, once again sheltered from the westerly wind. It was nice to…
Author Andrew Edwards
SHARPHILL WOOD FLORA SURVEY 2025
Richard Elliott has completed his annual flora survey for 2025 and it’s a good read. He has been producing these flora surveys for us since 2017 and we are most…
Work party 23/11/25
10 super volunteers were undaunted by the somewhat muddy conditions today. The weather was kind, allowing comfortable working sheltered from the westerly. The main task was coppicing more trees near…
30/10/25 – 06/11/25 – Nest box work parties
With two site visits during the last week, volunteers carried out the annual nest box maintenance work. We now have a total of 28 boxes suitable for Blue Tit and…
Work party 26/10/25
A fabulous crew of 11 accomplished today’s work in splendid fashion, finishing slightly early. We continued coppicing in the northern part of the wood, and used the material harvested to…
Work party 28/9/25
Today’s work party, in lovely weather, attracted 9 volunteers, including newcomers Alice and Duke of Edinburgh candidate Will. This was the first work party since the end of bird nesting,…
Work party 24/8/25
Although we don’t have a scheduled work party in August, we held a mini work party today specifically to tend to canopy trees (oak and lime) planted in recent years…
Sharphill Wood receives 3rd Green Flag Award
https://www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/news-area/sharphill-wood-receives-its-third-green-flag-award/ We are delighted to announce that we are one of the UK’s best green spaces! For the third year running, we have received a Green Flag Award, which sets…
Work party 27/7/25
11 volunteers today in fine weather, thankfully without the heat of recent weeks. A special welcome to Becky, visiting from New Zealand, and new recruit Allister. Although the main focus…
Spring Bird Survey 2025
The good news is that the usual birds are still here usually in good numbers! Please do download and read John Elwell’s full report but, in very brief summary: The…
