Friends of Sharphill Wood

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We are volunteers who look after Sharphill Wood, two miles south of Nottingham. Membership is free to all. We conserve the plants and animals in the wood.

05/11/2026

🙇 The Friends have gratefully received two 20l water carrier donated by on Musters Road for taking water from the new community hall store to the Wood. Thank you very much 🙏

05/11/2026

🌬️ October's work party happened in November this year thanks to Storm Boelo 🪵

Today we held a hastily rescheduled work party following cancellation last week because of storm Boelo. Numbers were reduced because of a clash with school half term, but nevertheless 6 of us enjoy…

03/11/2026

a landmark of Nottingham

31/10/2026

Hey folks, we could do with a couple more volunteers tomorrow morning, can anybody pitch in please 🙏?

Next work party this Sunday 1 November 🗓️

Meet 09.45 at our new home, Sharphill Community Centre 🛖

30/10/2026

Next work party this Sunday 1 November 🗓️

Meet 09.45 at our new home, Sharphill Community Centre 🛖

24/10/2026

CANCELLATION 🪾 no work party tomorrow (Sunday 25 October) due to high winds 🌬️

We're going to try again on Sunday 1 November at Sharphill Community Centre so see you there 🫡

19/10/2026

🪏 October work party Sunday 25 October 🪏 NEW MEETING POINT: Sharphill Community Centre at 09.45 🗣️ this is our new base and meeting point from now on 🤝 (Bring rough clothing as we may be getting into the weeds)

14/10/2026

A few male hornets still struggling through October at , presumably aided by the long tail of summer

Credit: Julian Smailes

12/10/2026

Planned ash dieback work in the wood now underway 🪚 See below for more 🪵

🌿 Ash dieback is caused by a fungus and sadly it is present in our wood 🙁 Rushcliffe Borough Council must remove some of the ash trees and replace them with other varieties such as oak, lime and other native species 🌿

Please don't be alarmed by the tree felling 😟 It is designed to protect the long-term health of the wood 🪵

Work starts on 5 October for 4 weeks and some paths may be closed, with apologies for the inconvenience 🙏

01/10/2026

It was a good work party this month 🙂 Join us for the next one on Sunday 25 October at 09.45

Today we welcomed Simon and Eph to the group and they got stuck in with gusto, alongside the rest of us. The nine of us firstly set about gathering logs, wood and brash to successfully rebuild the …

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http://www.sharphillwood.org/

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