Action for Woods & Trees Community Event
| Date | Friday 15th May 2015 |
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| Time | 13:00 until 16:30 |
| Meet At | St Mary's Community Centre Bramall Lane Sheffield |
| Organised By | South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group |
| Bus Route | city centre location |
| Description | This community event is being organised to provide a forum and establish a network of groups to take forward the ideas around the need to value and manage our treescapes in a sustainable way for future generations. It will run from Friday afternoon and through Saturday. We are inviting all local community groups to bring a display or other information about their local trees and treescapes to share their experiences and highlight the importance to their particular neighbourhood. Friday afternoon will be a networking event where after an introduction, local groups will be able to talk about and showcase their own projects. On Saturday there will be talks by guest speakers on different issues surrounding trees and woodlands looking particularly at urban treescapes, and their overall value to communities. SYBRG and partners will have displays about their Tree Stories, Lost Woods, Urban Deer Survey and other projects which people will be able to get involved with at a practical level. National organisations such as the Woodland Trust will be involved and guest speakers will include Professor Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam University and Professor Alan Simson from Leeds Beckett University, an international expert on valuing urban treescapes and their benefits for health. Pre-booking is required for the formal talks and to bring a display. There will be a registration fee of £10 (incl. lunch) or £5 (excl. lunch) for the talks on the Saturday. There will also be a registration fee of £5 per group to bring a display (gives one place at the talks, excl. lunch). People will be able to drop-in to see the displays and take part in the networking event for free. Refreshments will be available to buy. More information and a booking form will be available on our website www.ukeconet.org via email contact, info@hallamec.plus.com or telephone 0114 272 4227. |
| Contact | christine handley |
| Phone No. | No information available |
| info [at] hallamec.plus.com | |
| Website | http://www.ukeconet.org |
| Type of Event | Natural History |
| Primary Focus | Natural History |
| Wheelchair/Pushchair Accessible | No |
| Suitable for Families | No |