Volunteering opportunities

Towpath Taskforce - Walsden

Starts: 16 May 2019 Recurring

Walsden OL147SL

Activities: Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join us on the 3rd Thursday of each month for drop in volunteering fun on the Rochdale canal near Walsden.

Towpath Taskforce - Mexborough

Starts: 16 May 2019 Recurring

Activities: Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Practical

Join us on the third Thursday of every month, 10am to 1pm, for an enjoyable day’s work on the in Mexborough on the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation. We’ll be tackling a variety of tasks, including painting, litter picking, cutting back vegetation and planting. All tools and equipment will be...

Towpath Taskforce - Leeds (3rd Firday of each month)

Starts: 17 May 2019 Recurring

Leeds

Activities: One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join us on the third Friday of every month between 09:30 and 13:00 along the waterfront in Leeds, for an enjoyable day’s volunteering on your local canal.

High Lane Towpath Team

Starts: 17 May 2019 Recurring

Windlehurst Road, High Lane, Macclesfield Canal, Cheshire

Activities: Outdoors, Practical, Regularly, Working with visitors

Our local team are working at to improve the towpath through High Lane, making it better for all enjoying the Macclesfield Canal through the village. This includes filling depressions in towpath to reduce puddles, cutting back invasive weed, painting and other improvements to the access for all.

Towpath Taskforce - Selby (third Saturday of every month)

Starts: 18 May 2019 Recurring

Selby Canal

Activities: Environment, One off or a taster, Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Practical, Regularly

Join us on the third Saturday of every month, 10am to 1pm, for an enjoyable day’s work on the beautiful Selby Canal. We’ll be tackling a variety of tasks, including painting, litter picking, cutting back vegetation and planting. All tools and equipment will be provided, together with expert and friendly...

Towpath Taskforce Lee & Stort - Feildes Weir - Saturday 18 May 2019

Starts: 18 May 2019

Feildes Weir, River Lee, Roydon

Activities: Environment, Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Practical

Join us on Saturday 18th May between 10am and 3.30pm at Feildes Weir for an enjoyable days work on the beautiful River Lee. We’ll be Painting the locks, tackling overgrown vegetation and picking litter to make the towpath a more welcoming place for visitors.

Towpath Taskforce London - Bow Free Wharf - Wednesday 22 May 2019

Starts: 22 May 2019

Bow Lock, River Lee, East London

Activities: One off or a taster, Outdoors, Practical, Regularly

Join us on Wednesday 22 May between 10am and 3.30pm at Bow Free Wharf for an enjoyable day’s work on the beautiful River Lee. We’ll be doing some vegetation management, Painting out of graffiti on bridge, and making sure the access points are weeded and swept.

Volunteer Helmsman - Clear Cut Conservation

Starts: 2 April 2019 to 18 December 2019

Loughborough, River Soar, Leicestershire

Activities: Practical

Clear Cut Conservation in Loughborough, Leicestershire, are looking for a volunteer helmsman for their small outboard craft. Clear Cut Conservation are a local group who collect litter from the water and surrounding banks on behalf of The Canal & River Trust. They meet every wednesday (weather permitting)...

Eel monitoring London 2019

Starts: 29 May 2019

London

Activities: Practical, Recording and monitoring

Did you know that the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species? Also research by ZSL (Zoological Society London) has shown that the ‘recruitment’ (or return) of elvers has declined by up to 95% over the last 25-30 years in some...

Towpath Taskforce - Tottenham Lock - Saturday 8 June 2019

Starts: 8 June 2019

Tottenham Lock, River Lee, London

Activities: Environment, Outdoors, Plastic & Litter Clearance, Practical

Join us on Saturday 8th June between 10am and 3.30pm at Tottenham Lock for an enjoyable days work on the beautiful River Lee. We’ll be continuing to Paint the locks and generally sprucing up the area.