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.

Photo Gallery

Please click here regarding submitting your own photographs for possible inclusion on this website.

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

For luxurious accommodation, fine dining or just a quiet drink with friends in the heart of Totley, visit our website at https://www.pubanddining.co.uk/cross-scythes-totley

or call 01143 080049

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Outdoor Events

All events are free to members. Non-members will be charged £3.00 to cover costs.

10^th May: Join us to see the Spring Flowers in Gillfield Wood as we celebrate the work of Bob Warburton who studied the wood in 1975. Learn some local history. Meet at the Cross Scythes at 2pm. We will walk down Totley Hall Lane into the wood and weather permitting stop at the picnic site before returning to Totley by bus or on foot.

17^th May: Bird and butterfly walk with Stuart Davies. Meet Totley Hall Lane at 8:30am. Please bring your own binoculars.

14^th June: River dipping 1-3pm with Paul Hancock Meet at the bottom of Totley Hall Lane. Adults must accompany children.

12^th July: Butterflies walk – 1-3pm - led by Stuart Davies Meet as usual in Totley hall lane.

September:

Bat walk – with Dave Gash. No date has been fixed yet so keep an eye on the website for further details. We will try to borrow some bat detectors.

12^th October: Mammal trapping with Paul Hancock and Val Clinging from SORBY – time to be confirmed.

8^th November: Fungi Walk with Ziggi Senkans and Paul Hudson. Probably a 10am start but we will confirm later.

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 27^th April

Sunday 18^th May

Sunday 7^th September

Saturday 4^th October

Sunday 2^nd November

Saturday 29^th November

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

For further information please contact FOGW Secretary and Conservation lead Andy Brewster.

Andrew Brewster <fogwsecretary@gmail.com>

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