Welcome to our website. Please use the point and click menu above to navigate the webpages and discover more about Gillfield Wood and our Organisation. If you would like to take a shortcut to Who are the Friends of Gillfield Wood click here.

Non- members as well as members are always made most welcome, so please do have a look at the Events page for the latest details.

Gillfield Wood - known locally also as Gillyfield Wood was first documented in 1561 as ‘a springe wood called Jyll felde’ but is certainly much older. Sinuous in shape and following the Totley Brook, it is at the edge of Sheffield near the Peak District National Park, lying on the boundary between both Totley and Holmesfield and South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Gillfield is a peaceful wood, mostly replanted with American (red) oak and larch in the 1960’s but retaining much of its ancient flora including swathes of bluebells and wood anemones in spring.

 

Gillfield Wood in the Winter

Gillfield Wood in the Autumn

TOTLEY SWIFT GROUP

 

The Friends of Gillfield Wood have been spreading their wings and have set up a Swift Group in Totley.

 

We hope to put up more Swift Nest boxes around the village. If you are interested in purchasing a nest box and having it fitted to your property, please find out more from swiftsoftotley@outlook.com.

 

Please click on this link or go to the page Totley Swift Group for more information. 

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This site is sponsored by the pub, restaurant and hotel, Cross Scythes Totley,  Baslow Road, S17 4AE.

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AGM 7th April 2025

Friends of Gillfield Wood will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Monday 7th April in Totley Library at 7.30pm.

 

The actual AGM will be quite short but will be followed by an open meeting with presentations from some of the committee members covering aspects of conservation work, flora and fauna of the wood and how we have been able to gain funding through the Peak Park for improved access.

 

Entry is free for members and non members, We are also looking for new committee members to help in the general running of the group. No experience necessary as we all muck in. If anyone would like a bit more information please drop me an email fogwsecretary@gmail.com

Practical Conservation Sessions, led by a Ranger.

Wear suitable clothing & footwear. Tools, PPE and light refreshments are provided by the Ranger.

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Sunday 27th April

 

Further dates will be announced when they have been agreed with the new ranger.