News
13Oct
Friends of Ecclesall Woods fungi trail – Saturday 24th October 2020
After the success of last year's fungi trail, the event will be held again on Saturday 24th October, from 10am - 12pm.Collect your map from outside the Discovery Centre. Please…read more →
26Aug
Local family’s stream unblocking project
Over the summer months the Rablen family have been busy in Ecclesall Woods. They took it upon themselves to perform the serious task of unblocking one of the streams in…read more →
08Jul
Midsummer bramble time
Bramble: friend or foe? Our native bramble (Rubus fruiticosus) gets a bit of a bad rap at times. This reputation is only partly deserved. Bramble aka blackberry is the first…read more →
06Jul
June 2020 Conservation Update
Ornithology Update Male kestrel on Hector's House In May the woods were alive with the songs of nesting birds and fledglings. Woodpeckers and tree creepers were seen entering their nests,…read more →
07May
Large-leaved avens – Geum macrophyllum
On a recent walk Sue, a member of the Ecology Group, came across large -leaved Avens (Geum Macrophyllum) in Wood 2: map ref. SK3263483054. There are about 60-70 plants and…read more →