Some history
Old Maps Of The Hill From old maps of the area its clear that Sharphill Wood is not ancient. The Chapman chart of 1774 does not show any trees there…
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Rushcliffe Community Award Ceremony 2013
The Friends of Sharphill Wood were nominated and invited to the Rushcliffe Community Partnership Awards ceremony this evening at the Becket School. The group was nominated and shortlisted for Protecting…
Rushcliffe conservation forum event 27/09/14
Over the summer the Friends of Sharphill Wood and other groups were invited to take part in a forum and to do a 10 minute presentation about Sharphill Wood Nature…
Wildlife on your Doorstep Award
Congratulations to Harry who won the Individual award for Wildlife on your Doorstep by the South Notts Local Group of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Harry is a regular contributor to the…
Work party 28/05/2017
Once again perfect weather, but being bank holiday weekend we had a lower than usual turnout. We focused mainly on path work. The first job was to move a fallen…
Work party 23/04/2017
During fine weather today, 8 of us climbed the hill and spent the morning doing useful things at the Wood. We were particularly delighted to welcome Ron for his first…
Work party 26/03/2017
Only 5 people were at the Peveril Drive entrance at 09.45am (Bill joined us later). As a result of the low volunteer turn-out (probably a consequence of Mothering Sunday and the clocks changing), we decided…
Winter 2016 Newsletter 2016
Winter 2016 Newsletter 2016 has been a really busy year. You think that all we do is work parties, but read on! The only activity for which we actually keep…
Walking with the birds of Sharphill By Ruth Walker
Walking with the birds of Sharphill Wood To date, over 40 bird species have been recorded either in Sharphill Wood or using the surrounding farmland. Allow me take you on…
Leaf identification
Leaf Identification The Wildlife Trust have given us two guides for identifying trees, one for winter and another for summer. The winter tree identification guide shows photos of bark, berries and buds…
