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January | 1 - Meers Brook – River Rescue
10:00 -13:00 01-02-22 Cannot determine address at this location.  Join the Friends of the Don Valley Way as we work to clean up in and around the Meers Brook close to Plowright Drive. On the day we will be meeting at 10am and finishing at 1pm. We will complete a risk assessment on the day to ensure the safety of all volunteers. We will be stopping half way through for a tea break. On the day you will need to bring appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. We can provide wellingtons and waders however we won’t be able to provide footwear for every volunteer. Location: https://goo.gl/maps/hpYwUHGDJZNtPLK58 We will be following all COVID 19 guidelines at the time of this event
| 2 | 3 - Rother Rec (Lincoln Street) – Volunteer Day
10:00 -13:00 03-02-22 15 Lincoln St, Chesterfield S40 2TW, UK  Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day on the Rother Catchment . All abilities welcome!
If you would like to join our events and are new to the Trust, please email [email protected] to get signed up! Location: Please meet near the junction of Rothervale Road and Lincoln St (Derby Road end), S40 2EW – https://goo.gl/maps/mgKV687fMGV9BmBz5 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, channel debris/litter removal, bird box construction. Timings: 10am – 1pm (break 11.30am) Contact us: via email at [email protected] We will be following all Government guidelines relating to COVID 19 at the time of the event.
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7 | 8 - Ickles Lock – Tree Planting POSTPONED (now a litter-pick)
10:00 -13:00 08-02-22 Brinsworth St, Rotherham S60 1AB, UK Please note this date has been postponed due to the woodland officer being off with covid – we will now be running a litter-pick Join the Friends of the Don Valley Way and Rotherham Council for a day of tree-planting at Ickles Lock. We’ll be planting small trees onto a grassland area. The trees are a mixture of native species that will act to support wildlife and provide new woodland habitat at the site. These trees will also help soak up and intercept rainwater, helping to ‘slow the flow’ of water into the navigation during high rainfall events. Times: 10am-1pm
Date: Tuesday 11th January Where: We are meeting at the small car park off Brinsworth street. Go over the level crossing, then over the bridge over the canal and it’s the second right into the car park.
You can use what three words (///dine.formal.axed) to get there: https://what3words.com/dine.formal.axed Equipment and protective gear, like wellingtons, will be provided for volunteers to borrow on the day.
Hot drinks and biccies provided, but please bring your own water and lunch if you’ll need it. New volunteers are always welcome, but please contact the office before – [email protected]
| 9 - Hollingwood Hoops – Vegetation Clearance
10:00 -13:00 09-02-22 South Street North, off Station Lane, New Whittington, Chesterfield , S43 2QE Join the Don Catchment Rivers trust as we cut through the vegetation to create a new path on the Hollingwood Hoops where part of the path has collapsed into the River Rother. We will be starting at 10am and working until the path is complete with breaks for refreshments. If you are not yet signed up as a volunteer email [email protected] to register. Please let us know you are coming on this day by emailing [email protected] or contact task leader Anthony Cox on 0738543124. Tasks: Cutting a path through the hedge with loppers and shears. Location: Please meet at the junction of South Street North and Staveley Road, New Whittington, Chesterfield S43 2BZ We will be following all government guidelines in regrades to COVID 19 at the time of this event.
| 10 - Redleadmill Brook – Volunteer Day
10:00 -13:00 10-02-22 Cannot determine address at this location.  Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day on the Redleadmill Brook. All abilities welcome!
If you would like to join our events and are new to the Trust, please email [email protected] to get signed up! Location: Adlington Ave (near junction with Halcyon Approach, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6NL. Alternatively see map or follow link – https://goo.gl/maps/vTiiSHYSxPfhrybL7 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, channel debris/litter removal Timings: 10am – 1pm (break 11.30am) Contact us: via email at [email protected] We will be following all Government guidelines relating to COVID 19 at the time of the event
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14 | 15 | 16 - Wildlife Wednesdays – Moss Valley
10:00 -15:00 16-02-22 Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a practical conservation volunteer day on the Moss Brook Catchment. All abilities welcome!
If you would like to join our events and are new to the Trust, please email [email protected] to get signed up! Location: Please note, the meeting location varies so you need to email [email protected] for details for where we are meeting. 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. Also feel free to bring your own pair of wellies/waders if you have them. We will have a range of sizes to borrow but can’t guarantee a pair for everyone. Tasks vary but include: Woody debris installation, scrub control/wetland management, access improvements, natural flood management. Timings: 10am – 3pm (break 11.30am and 1pm for lunch) Contact us: via email at [email protected] We will be following all the COVID 19 Guidelines at the time of the event.
| 17 - Loundsey Green – Volunteer Day
10:00 -13:00 17-02-22 49 Pennine Way, Chesterfield S40 4NG, UK  Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day on the Rother catchment. All abilities welcome!
If you would like to join our events and are new to the Trust, please email [email protected] to get signed up! Location: Meet on Pennine Way (the main road between Brendon Avenue and Merrick Close), S40 4NF Alternatively see map or follow link – https://goo.gl/maps/sL44HyqGjawT8uat7 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, channel debris/litter removal Timings: 10am – 1pm (break 11.30am) Contact us: via email at [email protected] We will be following all Government guidelines relating to COVID 19 at the time of the event.
| 18 | 19 - Newfield Spring Woods (Moss Valley) – NFM Volunteer Day (must book)
10:00 -15:00 19-02-22 Cannot determine address at this location. Tasks: natural flood management – leaky dam installation Timing: 10am – 3pm The main activity of the day will involve building leaky dams of different sizes made out of timber from the woods that is fixed into position across streams. The dams help to slow down flood flows as water levels rise during heavy rainfall. Activities will include digging, sawing, post bashing, moving logs into position and fixing them in place. It’s quite physical work but we have lifting aids to help share the load and will have plenty of breaks and biscuits to help keep energy levels up! Long sleeves, trousers and waterproofs are recommended. All other equipment will be provided. There are a limited number of spaces available so you will need to book on to sessions in advance. Please register through this ticket link – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/newfield-spring-woods-volunteer-day-nfm-registration-238341234047 If you have any queries about the day, email us at [email protected].
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21 | 22 - Meadow Way – Volunteer Day
10:00 -13:00 22-02-22 15 Meadow Way, Swinton, Mexborough S64 8BE, UK  Join the Friends of the Don Valley Way as we litter pick along the footpaths of the River Don at Meadow Way in Swinton. On the day we will be meeting at 10am and finishing at 1pm. We will complete a risk assessment on the day to ensure the safety of all volunteers. We will be stopping half way through for a tea break. On the day you will need to bring appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. We can provide wellingtons and waders however we won’t be able to provide footwear for every volunteer. Pin: https://goo.gl/maps/vCjEgVZFwWd3qaKYA We will be following all Government guidelines in relation to COVID 19 at the time of the event.
| 23 | 24 - Bluebank Pools – Volunteer Day
10:00 -13:00 24-02-22 Cannot determine address at this location.  Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day on the Rother Catchment . All abilities welcome!
If you would like to join our events and are new to the Trust, please email [email protected] to get signed up! Location: Please meet at Bluebank Pools carpark https://goo.gl/maps/FLaUDFMCnNnM1q6A7 Volunteers are welcome to park in the main car park but if there is no space we can arrange alternative parking. 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, channel debris/litter removal Timings: 10am – 1pm (break 11.30am) Contact us: via email at [email protected] We will be following all Government guidelines relating to COVID 19 at the time of the event.
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28 - Data4Nature at Wardsend Cemetery: Bird Survey
10:00 -12:00 28-02-22 1A Club Mill Rd, Sheffield S6 2FH, UK  Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust, DCRT and the friends of Wardsend Cemetery have teamed up to collect Data for Nature as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded Data for Nature project. We’ll be hosting monthly bird surveys in the Cemetery and on the riverside to help collect data and monitor birdlife in the area If you have birding skills we’d really appreciate your help surveying, or if you are a beginner come along to practise your skills! Get in touch with [email protected] if you would like to take part.
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