On this page you can find out about Tinsley Tree Project and how you can get involved.

Recent Achievements

Landscaping of Sheffield Forgemasters; design and build of new themed tree and shrub beds throughout the site (gaining a bronze award as part of the Yorkshire in Bloom Competition 2007 following considerable flood damage throughout the site).

Tinsley Tree Project aims to:

• Undertake tree planting schemes

• Promote the reuse of waste materials through recycling, composting and by influencing attitudes to the use of resources

• Promote the benefits of and assist in the cultivation of organic produce

• Create wildlife areas and manage green spaces to encourage biodiversity

• Consult with and involve communities in the planning and practical delivery of environmental improvements and initiatives

• Enhance the landscape to improve its attractiveness and encourage investment.

Services:

• Delivery of tree planting schemes – from specimen trees and extra heavy standards to standards to bare root native whips, we can supply and / or deliver any size of planting scheme to suit your needs.

• Delivery of shrub planting schemes – including bed preparation, edging, soil improvement and weed suppression, we can supply good quality nursery stock and / or deliver any size of planting scheme to suit your needs.

• Landscaping – From outline design and practical implementation through to future maintenance:

• Services include clearances and waste disposal, soil and compost importation and improvement, membrane installation, tree and shrub planting, fencing, pathways, and gates.

• Woodland work – litter removal and clearances, construction of aggregate and other pathways, steps, bridges, whip planting and the construction of fencing, barriers and gates

• Maintenance – mowing, strimming, application of herbicide, tree aftercare, watering, general repairs

• Other services include hire of wood chipper and trained operatives, and supply and delivery of trees, shrubs and wood chippings.

We employ trained and experienced operatives, operate with good attention to health and safety, utilise appropriate personal protective equipment, have full employers and public liability insurances, produce risk assessments upon request and undertake on site cable detection prior to commencement of works.

We regularly undertake direct practical activities whilst working with schools and volunteers. We can provide supervision, tools for public use and relevant PPE.

We use sustainably sourced materials where possible in the delivery of schemes.

Recent Achievements continued ...

• Sustainable Produce in Active Neighbourhoods (SPAN); the creation of a Forest Garden in Tinsley, the first of its kind in Sheffield.

• Tinsley Community Allotment – working with volunteers and local children and their carers to cultivate a range of organic produce.

• The planting of a new orchard and edible climbers at Athelstan School; working with 200 children to plant apples, plums, mirabelles, damsons, kiwis and grapes as a long-term future productive resource for the school.

• Creation of a new garden at St Patrick's Primary School; dismantling existing fencing and walls in order to create a new nature garden for the school incorporating a path, new fencing, benches and tree and shrub planting.

• Assisting in the implementation of the creation of a new nursery garden for Hunters Bar Junior School, working in partnership with Handspring Design to demolish existing structures to meet an architect’s brief.

• The improvement of a woodland beside High Green Primary School to provide a setting for Forest School activities; woodland clearance, barrier and gate construction, bench and path construction and additional tree planting.

• The delivery of over 40 public planting events incorporating education and interpretation annually; involving young people and schoolchildren, ‘Friends of’ Groups, the general public and corporate organisations in environmental improvements.

• The planting of 300 heavy standard trees, 200 fruit trees and other edibles, over 1000 shrubs and 1000 whips between October and December 2007.

Tinsley Tree Project (TTP) was formed by residents of Tinsley in 1999. From the outset, our aim was to address concerns about the levels of air and noise pollution within the local area, working in close partnership with Tinsley Forum and helping to implement a Community Action Plan for the area. The project, through the support of the Single Regeneration Budget, set out with a view to providing training for the long-term unemployed and, over a period of 3 years, succeeded in providing training to, and increasing the employability of 12 people, planting in the region of 50,000 trees during this period.

From 2002 to 2006, the project, working with Tinsley Forum and local residents, successfully secured support from the Objective 1 Programme Directorate to undertake environmental action within the local area, working as part of a Community Action Plan. Activities included:

• the creation of an organic allotment and subsequent cultivation of organic produce

• kerbside collection of green waste and subsequent recycling to produce compost for use in tree planting schemes

• tree and shrub planting

• community consultation

• maintenance of identified local site

• provision of local employment, training and opportunities for volunteering.

Since March 2006, the project has sought to operate sustainably as a not-for-profit social enterprise and undertakes contract tree planting schemes, commercial and public landscaping, and grounds maintenance as its primary activities. Any surplus funds help to support work within the Tinsley area.

Registered Office

Tinsley One Stop Shop

120-126 Bawtry Road

Tinsley, Sheffield

S9 1UE

Team offices / storage base

Ecclesall Woods Sawmill

Abbey Lane

Sheffield

S7 2QZ

Telephone

07775 852667

E-mail

tinsleytree@lycos.co.uk