# Event Details - **Event Name**: Thinking Ahedge - Planting with Friends of Whirlow Brook Park S11 9QD - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm - **Event Description**: Community hedgeplanting at our new orchard. All welcome.About this EventCome to Whirlow Brook Park, S11 9QDHelp us plant 60m wildlife friendly, mixed native hedge.All welcome. Family friendly. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Sorry no dogs.No previous experience necessary.Two trenches have been dug and back-filled so not heavy work.Itinerary (approx):10.00: What and why. Tool talk10.15: Choose a bag of whips (8 per metre) and get planting!11.00: Drinks. Biscuits, cake or flapjack available11.15 Back to work, finishing with watering and mulching (or quit if you've had enough)12:00 Finish.What to Bring:Please bring a bottle of water to care for your mini-trees and a reusable cup for your drinks. Wear warm, waterproof clothes and sturdy boots or wellies. Waterproof trousers are useful. Tools and (adult) gloves provided.Accessibility:Sorry, the site is not wheelchair accessible at the moment. The ground slopes slightly, is uneven, muddy and slippery.Getting there:The nearest entrance to the planting site is on the crescent off Ecclesall Road South, just in front of the park gates. Free street parking.What3Words code: Hills/tight/beyondPlease follow signs via a short woodland walk to the new orchard.By bus - the 81, 272 and 65 buses from the city centre stop just in front of the park entrance.Any questions or to check if its been postponed due to bad weather, please ring Nicola Gilbert (Volunteer): 07977150644https://friendsofwhirlowbrookpark.org.uk/Registered Charity No 1204004--------------------------https://www.cprelancashire.org.uk/stories/how-to-plant-a-hedgerow-step-by-step/You'll be planting eight of the following whips (baby trees) per metre:Alder buckthorn, Frangulas alnusBirch, BetulaBird cherry, Prunus padusCherry Plum, Prunus cerasiferaCommon Buckthorn, Rhamnus catharticaCrab apple, Malus sylvestrisDog rose, Rosa caninaDogwood, CornusDowny Birch, Betula pubescensElderberry, Sambucus nigraField Maple, Acer campestreGoat Willow, Salix capreaGuelder Rose, Viburnum opulusHazel, Corylus avellanaHornbeam, Carpinus betulusNative honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenumRowan, Sorbus aucupariaSpindle Bush, Euonymus europeusWayfaring tree, Viburnum lantanaWild Cherry, Prunus aviumWhy are hedgerows important?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f73XyxNYW5c&t=851s - Nigel Adams of Hedgelink All about hedgerowshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKFJ3OrhwJw - The benefits of hedgerows in urban areashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f18hU9L_AY8 - A community hedgerow project in Oxfordshirehttps://phys.org/news/2025-02-hedgerows-soil-carbon-storage.amp - Hedgerows increase soil carbon storage by 40%, study findshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy6F_whZwPo - How to lay a hedgehttps://shows.acast.com/6220a561d4b62a0012c7262b/622782f82c38820014fae81e - Life on the hedge - Careers in wildlife, podcast serieshttps://hedgelink.org.uk UK - Voice for hedgerows - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sheffield/thinking-ahedge-planting-with-friends-of-whirlow-brook-park-s11-9qd/100001819196328189 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, charities, dog - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Sheffield - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Whirlow Brook Park - **lat**: 53.3393638 - **long**: -1.534725 - **full address**: Whirlow Brook Park, Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Thinking Ahedge - Planting with Friends of Whirlow Brook Park S11 9QD - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6ccef1414d35c0dbe6b466cc6035cd985cfd746058584575df100bc3d91fc930-rimg-w1200-h1600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1762863333 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Thinking Ahedge - Planting with Friends of Whirlow Brook Park S11 9QD being held? - **A:** Thinking Ahedge - Planting with Friends of Whirlow Brook Park S11 9QD takes place on Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 29 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm at Whirlow Brook Park, Ecclesall Road South, Sheffield, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Thinking Ahedge - Planting with Friends of Whirlow Brook Park S11 9QD? - **A:** Thinking Ahedge - Planting with Friends of Whirlow Brook Park S11 9QD is organized by S11Swifts. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Thinking Ahedge - Planting with Friends of Whirlow Brook Park S11 9QD", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6ccef1414d35c0dbe6b466cc6035cd985cfd746058584575df100bc3d91fc930-rimg-w1200-h1600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1762863333", "startDate": "2025-11-29", "endDate": "2025-11-29", "url": "https://allevents.in/sheffield/thinking-ahedge-planting-with-friends-of-whirlow-brook-park-s11-9qd/100001819196328189", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Whirlow Brook Park", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Ecclesall Road South", "postalCode": "S11 9QD", "addressLocality": "Sheffield", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.3393638", "longitude": "-1.534725" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Community hedgeplanting at our new orchard. 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