Don’t forget to come along to Montgomery Road (outside 92-96), Nether Edge, this Sunday between 2.30pm – 3.30pm to ‘Support Our Lovely Limes!’ . Celebrate one of the country’s most beautiful avenues of Victorian lime trees, a large chunk of…
Don’t forget to come along to Montgomery Road (outside 92-96), Nether Edge, this Sunday between 2.30pm – 3.30pm to ‘Support Our Lovely Limes!’ . Celebrate one of the country’s most beautiful avenues of Victorian lime trees, a large chunk of…
Here are some handy hints and tips that you may find useful when discussing “the tree situation” with pro-felling residents. I want the tree(s) felled because… … falling leaves/fruit are a nuisance. … falling blossom/sap/bird droppings are a nuisance. … trees…
Summary Of Results Sheffield Council has released the latest Independent Tree Panel recommendations, and the Council response to those recommendations. Adding these to the previously released information, here are the summary statistics: 150 roads have been referred to the ITP,…
Christmas has come early to a Sheffield street – as residents have draped festive illuminations on a row of trees that are set to be axed. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/pictures-christmas-comes-early-to-sheffield-street-as-residents-stage-unique-protest-at-loss-of-festive-tradition-1-8580122
A Sheffield street is lined with plane trees planted in honour of pupils from the local school who died in the first world war. When you walk along this living memorial and touch each trunk, it sparks a strange feeling…
Hi everyone, What a week it has been. Serious felling across the city. A minimum of seven felling crews doing hit and run felling, being tracked and (mostly) being prevented from felling by an amazing set of dedicated tree campaigners.…
Sheffield City Council plan to cut down some of the most beautiful green suburbs in the country. The reasons they give do not make sense, either in arboricultural or highway engineering terms. That sounds like a rather wild claim, and…
Every day this diabolical felling goes on astounds me. What will it take for the decision makers to take their heads out of the sand, admit their mistakes and start to actually work on a viable solution? SCC and Amey…
THE private contractor running Sheffield’s controversial tree-felling programme has begun to employ ‘bouncers’ as part of a strategy to manage protesters attempting to block the work. The move has provoked anger from campaigners who warned any attempt to intimidate or…
Please be very alert this week, Amey felling crews could pop up almost anywhere. More here It’s been a long and involving day across the city. We have seen the biggest attempted felling under this programme so far. We have…
Today, Sheffield Council released the latest Independent Tree Panel recommendations, and the Council response to those recommendations. Adding these to the previously released information, here are the summary statistics: 150 roads have been referred to the ITP, but so far…
In the Guardian today, “Finally, we reached my own street, where in their imitation of the western front the amputated branches of the big London planes reach towards the sky. They could last for another century, though they may not.…
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/revealed-air-pollution-hot-spots-in-sheffield-where-deadly-fumes-are-more-than-twice-legal-limit-1-8533487 SHEFFIELD’S MOST POLLUTED SPOTS (areas where average nitrogen dioxide levels exceed EU limit): ABBEYDALE ROAD CORRIDOR : Butterworth Cycles,S7 1TA Abbeydale Road/Carterknowle Road Abbeydale Road, S7 2BH Chippendale, Abbeydale Road/Archer Road S7 2BJ La Scala, Abbeydale Road Abbeydale Road…
Press Release in response to Saturday’s website article in The Star. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/we-want-trees-to-come-down-so-why-aren-t-protesters-listening-1-8530239
Super overview of aspects of the city-wide campaign to save healthy street trees. #saveshefftrees View at Medium.com https://medium.com/@chrismsaunders/the-tree-protectors-vs-sheffield-city-council-345ed34139aa