Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day cleaning-up the river. All abilities welcome!

Location: Spital Trail, Clayton Street, Chesterfield, S41 0DU

What to bring: We will provide all necessary equipment and refreshments. All you need to wear is appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy shoes.

Tasks include: Litter picking, debris removal, vegetation maintenance, invasive species management and access improvements.

Contact us: via email at [email protected] or call 01302 796173

The Yorkshire Invasive Species Forum (YISF), a partnership between Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and University of Leeds, will facilitate a practical workshop which encourages attendees to map past, present and aspirational INNS activity within the Don & Rother Catchment. Attendees will have opportunities to discuss with fellow stakeholders how to join-up activity and coordinate efforts in a strategic approach, which delivers the most benefits for native wildlife within the Don & Rother Catchment.

Book a place here. 

Join Friends of the Don Valley Way where we will be litter picking the entrance to and along the canal and river paths.

Equipment provided but please wear suitable clothing and footwear.

Meeting point on Carlisle Street, continue under the bridge to the end of the road where you will see the entrance to the canal.

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Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day cleaning-up the river. All abilities welcome!

Location: Monkey Park, Chester St, Chesterfield S40 1DN

What to bring: We will provide all necessary equipment and refreshments. All you need to wear is appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy shoes.

Tasks include: We will be installing a bench on this day but we will be also litter picking, debris removal, vegetation maintenance, invasive species management and access improvements.

Timings: Day runs 10am – 1pm but feel free to come whenever suits. We have a tea break around 11.30am.

Contact us: via email at [email protected] or call 01302 796173

The citizen science team will be monitoring the River rother for freshwater invertebrates.
Interested in joining the citizen science team? Read more about the role and applying on our Volunteering page or conact Sally: [email protected]

Time: 10am-3pm
Task: Kick-sampling, sorting groups of invertebrates, further identification using keys, data-collection, specimen collection and labelling. Training provided.
Location: Breck Farm Watermeadows. Please be prepared for a full day out on site, there are no toilets or facilities and the site is rural (no footpaths).

The citizen science team will be monitoring the River rother for freshwater invertebrates.
Interested in joining the citizen science team? Read more about the role and applying on our Volunteering page or conact Sally: [email protected]

Time: 10am-3pm
Task: Kick-sampling, sorting groups of invertebrates, further identification using keys, data-collection, specimen collection and labelling. Training provided.
Location: Breck Farm Watermeadows. Please be prepared for a full day out on site, there are no toilets or facilities and the site is rural (no footpaths).

An evening course delivered by Principal Ecologist and bat expert Robert Bell on how to identify, record and survey the bat species found around the rivers in Chesterfield. The evening will finish with a dusk bat walk around the river Rother and the Avenue Washlands, where we will practise using bat detectors to identify different species by their characteristic sounds.

To sign up please download a volunteer training booking form here – https://dcrt.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Volunteer-training-booking-form.docx
DCRT volunteers have priority for this free training course.

Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day cleaning-up the river. All abilities welcome!

Location: Holme Brook, behind Ravenside Retail Park, Markham Rd, Chesterfield S40 1TA. Volunteers are welcome to park in the service yard around the back of the retail park. 

What to bring: We will provide all necessary equipment and refreshments. All you need to wear is appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy shoes.

Tasks include: Litter picking, debris removal, vegetation maintenance, invasive species management and access improvements.

Contact us: via email at [email protected] or call 01302 796173

Easter Holiday and St George’s Day both memorable events so make it a special day and join the Friends of the Don Valley Way on St Mary’s bridge for a general clean up and litter pic.
We shall be working along the river bank and under the bridge and generally tidying up the area and cutting back any vegetation that needs doing.
Meet at the entrance to the Don Valley Way on St Mary’s bridge next to the Volkswagen showroom. Parking behind the pub opposite. Coffee and biscuits will help keep you going. Come along and have fun.

Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day cleaning-up the river. All abilities welcome!

Location: Queen’s Park, Chesterfield S40 2BF

What to bring: We will provide all necessary equipment and refreshments. All you need to wear is appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy shoes.

Tasks include: Litter picking, debris removal, vegetation maintenance, invasive species management and access improvements.

Timings: Day runs 10am – 1pm but feel free to come whenever suits. We have a tea break around 11.30am.

Contact us: via email at [email protected] or call 01302 796173

We will be litter picking the area around the Chapel and along the river Don on the Don Valley Way. Equipment will be provided on the day. We will have a break half way through for refreshments that will be provided.
Please wear suitable clothing and footwear for outdoor work.

Please contact task leader Anthony Cox on 07384 543124 for more details.