Sirhowy Hill Woodlands

Woodland Management
2026-03-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-03-25 09:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Sirhowy Hill Woodlands – South, Sirhowy Hill Woodlands, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, NP22 4QF
Brush-cutting, path clearance, bramble bashing and pruning.
No experience needed, just come along in some sturdy shoes/boots and dressed for all weathers! Bring your own snacks and drinks.
If you are a new volunteer, feel free to come along, but please inform kathryn.learwood@sirhowyhillwoodlands.co.uk so we know to look out for you and bring any necessary equipment.
Our volunteers are City & Guilds trained in tasks such as brush cutting, chainsaw operation, felling, path clearing, and operating forestry machinery. We source funding for training for our committed volunteers to help us manage the woodlands and help people improve their confidence, skills and training. This can help people find employment or just be a good new skill.

Community Gardens & Tree Nursery sessions
2026-03-19 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-03-24 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-26 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2026-03-31 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-02 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-04 10:00 - 12:00 and 18 more dates
Come and join us to help with our community gardens and tree nurseries every Wednesday and Saturday 10 am till 12 pm. Volunteers receive free produce and growing your own food is an excellent skill as well as great for your physical and mental wellbeing. No skills needed, just pop along to one of our sessions and meet the team and have go.
With a food poverty grant from BGBC, we purchased 20 ton of compost/soil improver, but before we could spread it we had to clear the site of scrub willow and rush, then to fence it and “a la Charles Dowding” the no dig guru, we carboarded the whole site. Our volunteers spread the 20 ton of material and we put woodchip on the paths.
In our first year, we planted lettuce, chard, peas, mangetout, onions, radishes, broad beans, runner beans, beetroot, potatoes, carrots and parsnips increasing the fertility of the soil with well-rotted manure and composted woodchip and plant material. Every year since, we have continued to improve the soil while following the ‘no dig’ method. We use our community garden as an educational resource for local school children, where they can learn to sow, grow and harvest. We also do cooking sessions for the children so they can eat what they have grown and see the ‘plant to plate’ cycle.
We’ve created a tree nursery starting in 2021, planted heritage orchards, and mixed native fruit and nut trees through our woodland to strengthen biodiversity and build climate resilience. There are a selection of fruit trees, apples -cookers and eaters, plums, damsons, gages, pears and cobnuts funded by Groundwork Wales and the Local Nature Partnership, and with ongoing training in Orchard management, we hope to have a productive fruit area in years to come.

Litterpick
2026-03-22 10:00 - 12:00
We hold regular litter picks of the woodlands. We supply the equipment, just bring your own snacks and drinks, sturdy footwear and be dressed for all weathers! Litter picking is a great way to improve your natural environment for the benefit of nature, biodiversity and your community.
Any questions? Email: kathryn.learwood@sirhowyhillwoodlands.co.uk

Brynskaldr Event - May 2nd / 3rd
2026-05-02 10:00 - 17:00
We are pleased to announce an event in Sirhowy Hill Woodlands over the first Bank Holiday weekend in May. We will be working in collaboration with Drengskapr. They are a Scandinavian Early Medieval combat & living history re-enactment group, based in Bristol & South Wales. We will be having a Viking living history village in our main cattle field and they will re-enact battles and hold Viking fighting competitions.
The event will be open to the public on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May from 10am till 5pm.
We will be having live music, food and drink vendors and activities for the whole family.
Tickets will give you access to the cattle field, which will have the living history village and Viking fighting activities.
Event accessed via the Sirhowy Hill Woodlands main gate on Thomas Ellis Way, Tredegar, NP22 4QF. ///clutches.flash.piglet
One Day passes:
£5 Adults
£2.50 Under 18’s
Under 2’s FREE
Family Pass £14 *
Two Day passes:
£8 Adults
£4 Under 18’s
Under 2’s free
Family Pass £20 *
* Family pass is for max 2 adults and 3 children.

Saturday Extras:

Kevin Hewitt/Lepidopterist, County Recorder, Moths and Butterflies.

Free Forest school sessions with Monika & Wolf Cubs Forest Adventures 10 am till 12 pm. First come, first served, no pre-booking. https://www.wolfcubsforestadventure.co.uk/

Tredegar Town Twinning info & games

Sunday Extras:

Kian & Marnie-acoustic music set 4-5 pm

Ebbw Vale Blue Watch-Fire & Rescue, bringing their Fire engine from 10am till 12 pm!

Free Forest school sessions with Monika & Wolf Cubs Forest Adventures 10 am till 12 pm. First come, first served, no pre-booking. https://www.wolfcubsforestadventure.co.uk/

Rhosyn Du-acoustic music set Saturday 4-5 pm & Sunday 1230-130 pm

Stalls for both days:

Henna Girl Tattoos- https://www.facebook.com/HennaGirlTattoos/

Nature Makers- https://www.nature-makers.co.uk/

Northern Realms-Axe and Spear throwing, Archery.

Gwent Police-Public Engagement

Tredegar Army Cadets

Rural Crime Team

Gwent Wildlife

Cardi Regeneration Project-Angling club https://www.cardi-regeneration-project.co.uk/

Enchanted Willows- Where art alchemy and imagination meet. Handmade treasures, creative workshops & magical experiences for all ages, sparking wonder, joy and transformation in every creationhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Enchanted-Willows/61578614623801/?sk=about

Creations by Cinders- Bespoke Pyrography wood burns of designs and images made to order. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580202170825

Fletcher/Archery

Blackwood Pyrography https://www.instagram.com/blackwoodpyrography/

Maxim Armouries https://maximarmouries.com/

Past Life Crafts- Living History Clothes, nalbinding and bits and bobs. https://www.instagram.com/past.life.crafts/

Heretic Metal Wear (1) Facebook

Calligrafae Calligrafae

Fire Fab (1) Facebook

Llais y Goedwig

Jacks Misfits Traders

Ragnorok Meadery

Food & Drink:

Copners Ice Cream Van

The Munch Stop with Jordan

Coffee Baa

The Magna Carva

Little Dragon Pizza

Eleri’s Welsh Cakes

The Cake Corner https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577793824427&sk=about

Afon Mel- Mead Seller https://www.afonmel.com/mead/

Spud Village (2) Facebook

Plus more being added daily!
Any enquiries for stands or participators, please email: kathryn.learwood@sirhowyhillwoodlands.co.uk
