February
Workday – woodland thinning. Saturday February 20th 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
Winter bird walk with John and Anne Robinson from the RSPB. Sunday February 21st. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
March
Friends Group meeting Thursday March 3rd. 7pm St Catherines School, Firshill Crescent, S4 7BX.
Workday – Heathland management. Saturday March 19th 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
April
Visit to Viridor Landfill Site. Thursday April 7th 2pm. Bookings only – please email parkwood.springs@googlemail.com or ring 0114 272 4499. Maximum 12 people. Meet at Viridor Office, Parkwood Road. (Lifts possible from Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.) Wear stout shoes.
Workday – a bit of a spring-clean! (Litter-pick, painting etc.) April 23rd 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
May
Dawn Chorus walk with John and Anne Robinson from the RSPB. Sunday May 1st. Meet at 5am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road. Join us for breakfast afterwards – bacon butties, veggie rolls, coffee and tea.
Friends Group meeting and AGM. Tuesday May 3rd. 7pm St Catherines School, Firshill Crescent, S4 7BX.
Local history walk round Parkwood Springs, Roe Woods and Crabtree Pond. Thursday May 12th 7pm – 9pm. Meet at car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
Workday – footpath work and cutting-back. Saturday May 28th 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
June
Workday – Little Pear Tree Field maintenance. Saturday June 18th 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
July
Friends Group meeting. Tuesday July 12th 7pm St Catherines School, Firshill Crescent, S4 7BX.
August – no events
September
Friends Group meeting. Tuesday September 6th 7pm St Catherines School, Firshill Crescent, S4 7BX.
Bird walk joint with Sheffield Group of the RSPB. Saturday September 10th. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
Bat Walk with Lizzie McBride, Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust. Thursday September 22nd 7.30pm. Meet at Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road car park.
Workday – Heathland management. September 24th 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
October
Exploring the plants and wildlife of the heathland with Ziggy Senkans, from the Council's Ecology Unit. Saturday October 1st 10-12 noon. Meet at Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road car park.
Beacons Lantern Procession Saturday October 15th Subject to confirmation
Workday – Footpath work and cutting back. Saturday October 29th 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
November
Friends Group meeting. Tuesday November 8th 7pm St Catherines School, Firshill Crescent, S4 7BX.
‘The Shirecliffe end – history and opportunities’. A walk with Jon Dallow starting at 10am from the greenspace by the entrance to the Household Waste site on Longley Avenue West, to find out more about this part of Parkwood Springs. Saturday November 19th.
Workday – Woodland thinning. Saturday November 26th 10am until 1230 with break for a cuppa. Meet at 10am at the car-park on Cooks Wood Road/Shirecliffe Road.
December – no activites
Everyone is welcome at our events. For more information, or to join the Friends Group, please email parkwood.springs@googlemail.com
Or go to https://www.parkwood-springs.org.uk