Join 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

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

Location: Derby Road end, just next to the Derbyshire Times building.

What to bring: We will provide all necessary equipment and refreshments. All you need to wear is appropriate outdoor clothing (waterproof, long sleeves and trousers) 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

2019 is International Year of the Salmon … and what great timing with salmon appearing in Sheffield again!

To celebrate we are holding a community event at Meadowhall, by the fish pass on the river Don (just outside of the Oasis dining quarter).

Join us for a guided tour of the river, and learn how salmon are making their way back to the river after 200 years, helped by fish passes. To book on a walk click here

Play your part in cleaning up the river with River Stewardship Company – all welcome. Sign up here. 

You can join in fun activities with the following organisations:

• Don Catchment Rivers Trust – find out how the fish passes are helping salmon to return, and have a look at our river samples to see how healthy the river is
• River Stewardship Company – find out about their work on the river and join in the volunteer clean-up
• Blue Loop – find out about the Blue Loop and have a go on the coconut shy!
• Salmon & Trout Conservation – have a go at fishing fly tying
• Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
• University of Sheffield – find out about the salmon DNA project and learn about the animals that live on the river