Woodland Games | Hipkiss and Graney

Saturday 30th August, 2025

As the third Stirchley Woodland Games finishes for another Summer we would like to thank everyone who helped make it such a special event: from the teams and the audience, to our volunteer studio team and all the organisations that joined us to make it such a weird and wonderful day.

The Stirchley Woodland Games team will be taking a few months off but we can't wait to see you all again next Summer at the Woodland Games 2025!

As a community art project, the Woodland Games is managed by residents and workers of Stirchley. If you'd like to be part of the Woodland Games delivery team then email us at hipkissandgraney@outlook.com!

Woodland Games 2024 Audience and Participant Feedback Form!

If you were part of this years Woodland Games either as part of the audience, or in a team then we'd really appreciate your feelings and feedback of the day.

We don't ask for personal details and all questions are optional. Your feedback will help us with future funding opportunities to make the Woodland Games a more effective and fun art project.

Best wishes,

Hipkiss & Graney

First name

How did you hear about The Stirchley Woodland Games?

The Woodland Games aims to create a meangingful community event that has ecology and nature at its heart. Did you feel this was achieved and can you give an example of this?

If you answered no in the previous question please tell us how we can achieve this aim at future events?

The Woodland Games commissions artists who explore sustainability and the natural world... did you take part in any of the workshops and if so what were your highlights?

Were you in one of the teams at this years Woodland Games? If so do you feel like you learned something new about science and nature through your experience?

If you weren't in a Woodland Games team this year would you consider being in one for the 2025 Woodland Games?

Are you intending to attend next years Woodland Games as part of the audience?

The Woodland Games is organised by residents, workers and friends of Stirchley, would you like to be involved in organising and delivering next years Woodland Games?

Is there anything different you'd like to see at the next Woodland Games? Different artistic activities, games or ways to engage with nature?

What is
The Woodland Games?

The Woodland Games is Stirchley's answer to the Olympics!

An irreverent, nature-themed festival organised by residents, workers and friends of Stirchley, South Birmingham. Fully solar powered, from the bars to the sound stage.

The festival explores ecology and celebrates our local green spaces through costume, sculpture and performance.

How it Works?

Groups of friends, families and neighbours sign up as teams and then come along to our Woodland Games artist studio where they have one week to build/ make/ paint their team costume! Inspired by eco-science and nature, we give you all the materials and technical help you need. Then on the day of the Woodland Games all teams come together to compete in a series of activities inspired by nature!

Email us now at hipkissandgraney@outlook.com for any queries.

The Grand Procession

Each year the Stirchley Woodland Games opens with a big parade through the streets of Stirchley. All the teams, banners carriers, trebuchet guards and drummers cross the River Rea and arrive at Hazelwell Park!

If you and your friends and family would like to join Woodland Games 2025 parade then send us an email.