- 1515.July.MondayNo events
- 1616.July.Tuesday
Volunteer Training: Open Water Safety
Monkey Park134 Chester St, Chesterfield S40 1DL, UKSign up to our one day open-water awareness course led by David Adams from River-Mountain-Experience.
Training held at Monkey Park, Chesterfield with some outdoor practise. Free lunch provided.Learn about the dangers of working near rivers, how to keep the volunteer team safe and what to do in an emergency. We’ll be learning how to help someone that enters the water, practising how to use throw-lines and demonstrating the use of life-jackets. There will also be some training in what personal protective equipment should be worn when working in the water and how to use and maintain it.
To sign up please download a volunteer training booking form (here) and send it to [email protected]
- 1717.July.Wednesday
Wildlife Wednesdays - Moss Valley
1 Ridgeway Moor, Ridgeway, Sheffield S12 3XY, UKJoin Don Catchment Rivers Trust volunteer days aimed at restoring the riverine environment. All abilities welcome!
Timings: 10am – 3pm with a break for lunch and refreshments. Feel free to come to part of the day if required.
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 concentrating on removing the invasive weed Himalayan Balsam all along the Moss catchment by pulling up the plant which has very shallow root systems.
Location: The meeting point will change each week depending on how far along the river we have made progress. Sign-up as a volunteer under ‘catchment volunteer’ here to receive updated meeting points.
Contact us: via email at [email protected] or call 01302 796173
- 1818.July.Thursday
Tapton Mill Bridge Volunteer Day - River Rother
Tapton Lock218 Brimington Rd, Chesterfield S41 0ST, UKJoin Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day cleaning-up the River Rother. All abilities welcome!
Location: Chesterfield Canal Towpath, Tapton Mill Bridge, Chesterfield, S41 0ST. Best parking is along Swaddale Avenue just off Brimington Road.
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
- 1919.July.Friday
Citizen Science: Wildlife Cameras
Help to replace the batteries and memory cards on our river rother wildlife cameras in a secret location in North Chesterfield.
To find out more about volunteering as a citizen scientist see our Volunteering page and apply.
- 2020.July.SaturdayNo events
- 2121.July.SundayNo events
Don Catchment Rivers Trust
10/11/2016
