Sheffield City Council is consulting on planned improvements at Concord Park and Woolley Wood in Sheffield, including feedback on the final design for a proposed all-wheels facility with a tarmacked pump track and separate beginners track.

The council says the wider improvement programme aims to raise the overall quality of the site, encourage increased use, and help more people access the health and wellbeing benefits of local parks and greenspace. Alongside the all-wheels facility, the project page also links to earlier engagement and current questionnaires intended to help prioritise spending and shape future improvement plans.

All-wheels facility

The current proposal includes a new all-wheel tarmacked pump track, a beginners track, a new club storage facility and club area, with the possibility of a multi-function area for learning to ride, accessible bikes and other wheeled sports equipment. The council says the all-wheels track would be built on the disused bowling greens, between the playground and the multi-use games area.

The same design section also lists related site improvements alongside the facility, including better path connections, seating, park infrastructure, lighting, biodiversity enhancements, and drainage works.

Wider park consultation

The project page includes a follow-up consultation for Concord Park and Woolley Wood, described as a way to gather views on how people use the space now, what improvements they want prioritised, and how the park and outdoor facilities could be better linked with the planned rebuild of Concord Sports Centre in 2027. It also references engagement work to prioritise spending of £100,000 of Public Health funding currently allocated to the site.

Earlier engagement and survey results

The page links to a consultation summary from late 2022 (run from 25 October 2022 to 7 December 2022) on priority improvements for Concord Park, and it also publishes results from an “All Wheels Park” survey (116 responses) covering participation, preferred facility type, desired features (including separated skill-level zones and learn-to-ride areas), and practical amenities such as seating, litter bins and lighting.

How to take part

Project page (background, updates, survey link, and documents):
https://haveyoursay.sheffield.gov.uk/concord-park

What we know

• The current all-wheels proposal includes a tarmacked pump track and a separate beginners track, plus a club storage facility and club area, with a possible learn-to-ride and accessible equipment area.
• The proposed location for the all-wheels facility is the disused bowling greens between the playground and the multi-use games area.
• The project page also covers wider park improvements and includes a separate questionnaire for Concord Park and Woolley Wood.
• The page references £100,000 of Public Health funding currently allocated to the site, and links the wider work to the planned Concord Sports Centre rebuild in 2027.

What we don’t know

• Any confirmed construction start or completion dates, or a confirmed build contractor.
• Final decisions on the full package of linked works listed alongside the facility (for example lighting and drainage scope).

Over to the community: for riders, what should the pump track and beginners track prioritise, and which wider park improvements would make the biggest difference day to day?