Sheffield Tree Action Groups (STAG) are holding a “Rally of Protest” at Sheffield Town Hall next Wednesday (5th July) at 12:30 pm. “Come and register your opposition to current council policy on Highway Trees and the attack on your basic RIGHT…

I should be feeling elated that these beautiful healthy trees are still standing on Whirlowdale Crescent after the attempted felling today. But I just feel really sad. Sad that SCC s long promised tree strategy is still in draft form.…

Why this is important In the midst of its ill‐informed and deeply unpopular campaign of felling trees across the city, the council, in its wisdom, has decided to remove a much loved and very rare elm tree. Quite apart from…

Today Sheffield Council have finally released the Independent Tree Panel advice and their final decision on the Chelsea Road elm tree. Despite three meetings I had with them, which were headed in the right direction, they’ve still made the decision…

A number of campaigners, including Councillor Alison Teal, have received alarming letters from Sheffield Council today. The letter details the council’s intent to seek an injunction from the High Court preventing them, the campaigner, from taking part in any future action…

Legal letters have been given or sent to several of our supporters today. This could be expensive because they intend to take people to the High Court on 12 July to request an injunction that will prevent them from taking…

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/our-towns-and-cities/sheffield/tree-felling-panel-expected-to-cost-sheffield-tax-payers-at-least-1m-1-8540349