Landscape Services

Information and contacts for the Landscape Services team.

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Our work

Our Landscape Services team covers a wide and diverse range of work across the University estate, including

  • grounds maintenance and soft landscaping for the main campus areas and residences
  • small building work and hard landscaping (walling, flagging and block and timber work)
  • tree surgery – removal, safety work, hedge pruning
  • internal landscaping – permanent and temporary displays
  • pest control – tailored solutions to pest problems, collection of anatomical waste
  • snow clearance
  • sports pitches – Goodwin Sports Centre and Norton Playing Fields
  • environmental and biodiversity improvement works
  • woodland management

Our trees

The University of Sheffield is proud to take care of around 10,500 trees across the estate.

To ensure they are well cared for and continue to contribute positively to the Sheffield environment, we survey our trees regularly to make sure they are in good health.

Looking after our trees


Contact

If you would like to discuss the work of this team, contact:

Doug Brooke, Landscape Services Manager

Telephone: +44 114 222 9047

Mobile: +44 7584 507 019

Email: d.brooke@sheffield.ac.uk

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International postgraduate taught scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international postgraduate taught students, including scholarships worth £10,000 towards the original tuition fee.

Applications are open for existing offer holders for a postgraduate taught programme starting in September 2025.