Sawmill Site Project

Ecclesall Woods Sawmill

Gallery
Facilities
Events
Woodland Adventure Club

The aim is to develop the site in ways that will link it back to the heritage of the woodland and produce sustainable products from Sheffield timber.

The site returned to our control in January 2006, since then a number of improvements have been made:

Site Clean Up – we have undertaken a major clean up, improving the health and safety of the buildings

Eco-Loo – an award winning composting toilet has been built

New Signs - have been installed on Abbey Lane

Woodchip Energy - woodchips from the site have been used to supply a new woodchip boiler that will be used to heat Sheffield Homes flats in the Gleadless Valley

Woodland products - several old street trees that had to be felled in the Norton area have been made into solid woodland benches and sculptures

'SWEEP Volunteer Project

We are looking for volunteers to work on projects in both Ecclesall Woods and Limb Lane during 2010. The work includes:

Access maintenance and creation
Habitat maintenance and creation
Landscaping
Tools use
Walking

For more information or to register your interest please call the Sawmill on 0114 235 6348.

Gallery

A unique gallery of wood inspired products displaying the work of local artists and crafts people has opened in the new timber framed building called Working Woodlands Gallery. Open 6 days a week Tuesday to Sunday (and Bank Holidays) and featuring a rolling programme of exhibitions.

Contact Working Woodlands on 0114 235 6511 or email info@woodlandgallery.co.uk

Visitor Facilities

There is a car park, toilets (including disabled access), and a visitor information point is situated in the new gallery building.

Events

February sees the start of building work on the new 'Graves' Ecclesall Woods Visitor Centre and Classroom (there is a Schools Site Risk Assessment Form available to download at the bottom of the page). We aim to keep visitor disruption to a minimum but will have less car parking space, so please bear with us.

April - Easter Monday sees the second Play Day and Bean Pole event on site.

October - if all goes well our new building should be OPEN!!

Woodland Adventure Club

Dangerous Adventure Club

Themed holiday care for 8 to 11 year olds. £30 a day.

Booking essential call Elly on 07904 962 902.

Archimedes Social Forestry are based at Ecclesall Sawmill and run a variety of courses and adventurous woodland activities for adults and children. The woodland facilities are superb and include camp cooking facilities, an area of safe enclosed woodland to 'play' in, den making and heritage crafts.

For more information about the Sawmill contact:

Sarah Chapman on 0114 235 6348 or Ted Talbot on 0114 250 0500 or email sarah.chapman@sheffield.gov.uk