See Sheffield

Grey to Green

Winter Gardens

The Grey to Green was designed by Nigel Dunnett and Zac Tudor, transforming the city centre of Sheffield. What once was multiple lanes of traffic, prone to flooding and cutting off part of the city is now a beautiful active transport corridor. Biodiverse, climate resilient planting in this Sustainable Urban Drainage System protects large parts of Sheffield from flooding and looks incredible at the same time.

We will provide maps of the grey to green scheme at the symposium. It’s only a 8 minute walk from Victoria Hall!

Just around the corner from Victoria Hall are the Winter Gardens, an impressive building filled with tropical plants. Usually there are art installations displayed here, working with the connected Millennium Gallery.

Green Estate

Sheffield Botanical Gardens

Peak District National Park

Green Estate is a community interest company who manage and grow urban green spaces for the benefit of people and nature. One of these spaces is the Grey to Green scheme. Their base is in the Manor area of Sheffield where they run plant trials. Part of The Green Estate is Pictorial Meadows, a company specialised in bespoke seed mixes and consultation, through to installation and meadow care.

Holding three National Collections of plants the Sheffield Botanical Gardens is an exceptional garden to visit and learn from. The gardens first opened in 1836 under curator Robert Marnock, only open to a select few people. Today, the gardens are free for all to enjoy and FOBS (Friends of the Botanical Gardens Sheffield) run numerous talks, events, and tours of the gardens. Deep diving into all manner of plant related topics. Planting trails have been run at the gardens by emeritus professor James Hitchmough, researching Prairie planting.

The Peak District sits on Sheffield’s doorstep, with some of the city actually being in it! Easily accessible by bus, train, or car the Peak District has so much to offer. From long walks through moorland, climbs up cliff faces and crags, through to pub lunches in the many small villages nestled in valleys.

A few nearby places to visit could be: National Trust property Longshaw Estate, the villages of Grindleford and Hathersage, Ladybower reservoir, and many more!