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Lock 12W to Lock 13W

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Huddersfield Narrow Canal

From: 19 November 2025, 4:50pm

To: On-going

Region: North West

Reason: Vegetation

Subject to review on: 19 December 2025

Location

Closest waterwayHuddersfield Narrow Canal
Starts atLock 13 West, Wharf Cottage
Ends atLock 12 West

Descriptions

Update 17 December 2025, 4:03pm

Navigation remains closed due to fallen trees.

Unfortunately our specialist contractors have been delayed due to a back log from the high workload created from the adverse weather conditions we have currently experienced.

We will provide a further update on or before Friday, 19 December.

Update 11 December 2025, 4:34pm

Navigation remains closed due to a fallen tree.

We are waiting for specialist contractors to attend to clear the site. This is taking longer than usual due to a backlog of work caused by the recent adverse weather conditions.

We will provide a further update on or before Wednesday, 17 December.

Update 8 December 2025, 12:21pm

Navigation remains closed due to a fallen tree.

At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are dealing with a back log from the high workload created from the adverse weather conditions we have currently experienced.

We will provide a further update on or before Thursday, 11 December.

Update 2 December 2025, 2:32pm

Contractors have removed the fallen trees between Lock 13W and Lock 15W.

Navigation remains closed whilst we are currently await their return to remove the following trees between Lock 12W & Lock 13W.

A further update will be provided on Monday 08 December.  

Update 27 November 2025, 4:33pm

Several large trees have fallen and are currently blocking navigation and towpath between Lock 12W and Lock 15W on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Due to the size and position of the trees, we have instructed our specialist contractor to assist with the removal. At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as they are currently dealing with a back log from the high workload created from Storm Claudia.

We apologise for miscommunication on a previous notice with the fallen trees between Lock 12W to Lock 14W.

We will provide a further update on or before Thursday 4 December.

Update 21 November 2025, 3:59pm

Our teams have been working throughout the week to remove the large number of fallen trees in the North West following Storm Claudia. 

We have not yet been able to reach all affected sites, but we are working through them as quickly as possible, and our teams remain focused on reopening our navigations and towpaths. We will provide further updates as soon as they become available.

We would like to thank our customers for reporting these issues, and we appreciate your patience as we continue to work across multiple affected locations. We will provide a further update on or before Friday 28 November.

Original 19 November 2025, 4:57pm

A large tree has fallen and is currently blocking navigation between Lock 14W to Lock 15W on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Due to the size and position of the tree we need to instruct our specialist contractor to assist with the removal.

At present, we are unable to confirm when the contractor will be on site as adverse weather conditions from Storm Claudia are impacting our waterways across the North West and causing delays.

We will provide a further update on or before Friday 21 November.

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