What's On Out There? - Summer 2026
The news, links and listings post for Sheffield and the northern Peak District.
What’s On Out There is the news, links and listings service for everyone interested in the wild outdoors around Sheffield and the northern Peak District. The preview version is free (so please share with anyone interested in this kind of thing).
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What’s On Out There? (This week or so)
August
Sun 2nd - CycleBoost cycle training - confidence & improvers, Endcliffe Park
Sun 2nd - Sheffield CTC Cycle Rides - Youlgreave
Sun 2nd - Manor Lodge Botany Tour
Sun 2nd - Yorkshire Rose women’s cycle rides
Mon 3rd - Fri 7th - Daily health walks in parks and green spaces from Step Out Sheffield, 10 am start
Mon 3rd - SRWT Volunteering - Crabtree Ponds
Tues 4th - SRWT Volunteering - Wyming Brook
Tues 4th - Fri 7th - Summer holiday activities at Manor Lodge (£5 per adult, kids free)
Tues 4th - SRWT Wild Play - Ecclesall Woods (£8.50)
Tues 4th - Bradwell Fell Race (£10)
Weds 5th - SRWT Wild Play - Ecclesall Woods (£8.50)
Weds 5th - Longshaw Social Walk
Weds 5th - Sheffield Ramblers Walks - Rother Valley & Treeton (12.5m)
Thurs 6th- SRWT Volunteering - Moss Valley Woodlands
Thurs 6th - Green City Action Grimesthorpe community allotment
Fri 7th - CycleBoost cycle training - women only confidence & improvers, Endcliffe Park
Fri 7th - SRWT Volunteering - Wildlife Gardening
Fri 7th - Salt Cellar Fell Race - (£10/12)
Sat 8th - CycleBoost cycle training - confidence & learn to ride, Greenhill Park
Sat 8th - Sheffield CTC Cycle Rides - Leger Lakes
Sat 8th- SRWT Volunteering - Shire Brook Valley
Sat 8th - CycleBoost cycle training - led ride from Hillsborough Park
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Out There News
River Tours - The Sheffield Hidden Rivers tours run throughout the summer, with all profits to the Sheaf & Porter Rivers Trust
E-Bike Loans - The South Yorkshire e-bike loan scheme drives next year, but the CycleBoost scheme, supported by Sheffield council, offers a free month’s trial of an e-bike and secure cycle parking hubs at the city centre and Meadowhall, with a per-month charge thereafter (£75 + £5 for parking access) to keep the scheme sustainable.
New Bird Book for Sheffield - Sheffield Bird Study Group have published their spectacular New Birds of the Sheffield Area compendium of all 300 birds seen around here. (We’ll have more on this in future posts).
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