Kilton Lock - West Stockwith Lock

Detail

From Date: 19/06/2018 11:00

To Date: 10/10/2018 11:00 inclusive

Type: Advice

Reason: Information

Is the towpath closed? No

Location

Closest waterway: Chesterfield Canal

Starts at: Lock 51, Worksop Bracebridge Lock

Ends at: Lock 65, West Stockwith Lock

Description

Each year, especially during the summer months, we experience weed on the Chesterfield Canal that can create problems for boats using the navigation. The growth of weed is a result of the nutrients within the water and the amount of sunlight and some flows in from the numerous watercourses that join the Canal and so to a large extent we have little control of how much weed is present on the canal. We use weed boats to remove this weed, typically from May through to September, and place it on the banks of the Canal. Despite these approaches, navigation may be affected from time to time but please be assured that we will do our best with the resource we have available to manage the weed.  Please report any sightings of weed growth to [email protected]