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5 | 6 | 7 | 8 - Holbeck Close – Clean Up
10:00 -13:00 08-01-26 Cannot determine address at this location.  Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we work to remove litter from the paths along the river Rother. On this occasion, we will not be entering the river but will be working to collect all the rags and plastic that have collected in the trees along the path after storm Claudia back in November. When: Thursday 8th January 2026, 10am – 1pm Where: Meeting at the end of Holbeck Close, Chesterfield, S41 7UL
What 3 Words: https://w3w.co/blame.headed.backs
Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/51obAnnohHvHAXET8 PARKING – please note there is no parking on Holbeck Close, however pay-by-machine (cash-only) parking is available at the Brimington Road Car Park nearby.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT – it is a short walk from Chesterfield Railway Station. What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] to ensure we have your size. What to expect: We will be walking along the paths along the river, collecting litter and brining it back up to the road. We will have a break at 11:30 am for refreshments and biscuits, provided by DCRT. Joining us? All are welcome however not all of our sites are completely accessible to all, please check the access advice below. Please let us know if you are coming as a new volunteer so we can plan accordingly by emailing [email protected] or contacting project volunteer officer Charlotte Landry-Jennings 07561588275.
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12 - CANCELLED Nature Counts: Wardsend Cemetery Bird Survey
10:00 -12:00 12-01-26 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! Where: Wardsend Cemetery, Club Mill Road, End of Livesey Street, Sheffield
What three words: https://what3words.com/grows.cross.spine
Google maps link: click here What to bring: Walking boots or wellies that you don’t mind getting a bit muddy! Bring binoculars if you have them.
DCRT will bring the clipboards, survey forms and maps.
We recommend downloading the Merlin Bird ID app if you are a beginner to help with identification. Joining us? All are welcome, including beginners.
Please let us know if you’ll be coming so we can plan accordingly – email [email protected].
Contact and leader for this event is Sally Hyslop All data is recorded and can be viewed on the NatureCounts Website, Wardsend Cemetery Project. Access on Site: 
| 13 - Hexthorpe Ings – Wetland Restoration
10:00 -15:00 13-01-26 Cannot determine address at this location.  Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we work to clear vegitation from the Hexthorpe Ings to improve the wetland. This day is a part of our All Hands on the Don project. When: Tuesday 13th January 2026 10am-3pm Where: We will be meeting near the entrance to the allotments, next to the River Don at the end of Bramworth Road, Doncaster, DN4 0HW. What 3 words: ///drum.admits.nights. Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TZJS3xxMzC8D5r5g9 What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day, however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day, but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] or contacting Volunteering Officer Anthony Cox. Please bring your own packed lunch if you would like to stay for the whole day. What are we doing: On the day we will be removing scrub and trees to help the site reamain wet and prevent it from becoming woodland, as well as increasing the sunlight reaching the wetland, to help encourage more plants to grow and increase biodiversity. We will also use trees form the site to create a willow spoial fence along the site creating a living fence. Joining us? All are welcome, however not all of our sites are completely accessible , please check the access advice below. If you are a new volunteer, please let us know in advance so we can plan accordingly by emailing [email protected] or contacting Project Assistant Ben Curl on 07842631352.
| 14 - Kirk Bramwith – Stile Building Day
10:00 -14:00 14-01-26 Cannot determine address at this location. Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we work to build a stile to improve acess to the DVW extension. This day is a part of the All Hands on the Don project. When: Wednesday 14th January 2026 10am-2pm (Please note this day may run longer or shorter as we need to complete the work on the day) Where: We will be meeting on Low Ln, Stainforth, Doncaster DN7 5SN (this adress will not take you to the meeting location). What 3 words: ///reduction.frail.wonderfully. Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JNkvDbbCac3d5qpT6. Please not parking is limited on this site so please park by St MArys Church if you are unable to get a space: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BBeQHYuwJGZP2kpy9 What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day, however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day, but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] or contacting Project Assistant Ben Curl. Please bring your own packed lunch if you would like to stay for the whole day. What are we doing: We will first be digging holes to put in the new legs for the stile steps and postcreting them in. We will also be using the drill to attach the top of the steps. We will be installing rubber matts below the stiles to protect the top of the floodbank from foot traffic around the stile. Finally we will be removing the materials from the old stile from the site. Joining us? For this day please let us know you are coming as numbers may be limited on the day if too many people want to attend. All are welcome, however not all of our sites are completely accessible , please check the access advice below. If you are a new volunteer, please let us know in advance so we can plan accordingly by emailing [email protected].
| 15 - Stoke Street (Salmon Pastures) – Clean Up
10:00 -13:00 15-01-26 Cannot determine address at this location.  Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we help to clean up litter along some steep banks of the River Don, opposite Salmon Pastures. Please read advice below about steep site conditions ahead of attending. When: Thursday 15th January 2026, 10am to 1pm Where: We will be meeting on Stoke Street, by the start of the footpath on the east side of the river. There is free parking on Stoke Street and surrounding roads. Buses 9, 9a, 52, 52a, 207 and X3 stop on Washford Bridge.
Google Maps pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TioMbe4aeNzXJ4HU8
what3words: https://w3w.co/swing.palm.sober What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] to ensure we have your size. What to expect: The river bank coming off Stoke Street and adjacent to the footpath is very steep and is unfortunately susceptible to fly tipping. We will be working to remove the large items from the top of the bank to avoid them ending up in the river. The bank here is very steep and will require agility and confidence in you own footwork to navigate. We will use a rope to help ourselves should we need it but please bear the site conditions in mind. Once you get down the bank there are flatter sections and we will work as a team to carry items back up to the road. If you would like to come along but do not feel comfortable on the steep banking, there are sections of the road that can be litter picked too. We will have a break at 11:30 am for refreshments and biscuits, provided by DCRT. There are no nearby public toilets. Access on site
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19 - CANCELLED Wetland Bird Survey – Fishlake
10:00 -12:00 19-01-26 Main Street, Fishlake, Doncaster  CANCELLED DUE TO FOG Where: Great Ings, Fishlake
Meeting at: On-street parking on Main Street down from the pub/church
What three words: ///heaven.abode.portfolio
Google maps link: click here When: 10am-Midday What to bring: Walking boots or wellies that you don’t mind getting a bit muddy! It gets very cold on the site so wrap up warm
Bring binoculars if you have them or borrow a pair of ours.
DCRT will bring the clipboards, survey forms and identification sheets. What to expect: Identifying wading and wetland birds can be tricky, so please ask if you are unsure and share your knowledge with others if you know any tips and tricks! These events are great opportunities to practise and learn birding skills, as well as contributing to the BTO’s Core Counts records (read more about core counts here)
Refreshments (hot drinks) provided at the end of the event Joining us? All are welcome, including beginners.
Sometimes events are cancelled due to flooding on the site or bad weather, please let us know if you plan to attend by emailing [email protected] or texting Sally on 07780333743
| 20 - Hexthorpe Ings – Wetland Restoration
10:00 -15:00 20-01-26 Cannot determine address at this location. Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we work to clear vegitation from the Hexthorpe Ings to improve the wetland. This day is a part of our All Hands on the Don project. When: Tuesday 20th January 2026 10am-3pm Where: We will be meeting near the entrance to the allotments, next to the River Don at the end of Bramworth Road, Doncaster, DN4 0HW. What 3 words: ///drum.admits.nights. Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TZJS3xxMzC8D5r5g9 What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day, however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day, but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] or contacting Volunteering Officer Anthony Cox. Please bring your own packed lunch if you would like to stay for the whole day. What are we doing: On the day we will be removing scrub and trees to help the site reamain wet and prevent it from becoming woodland, as well as increasing the sunlight reaching the wetland, to help encourage more plants to grow and increase biodiversity. We will also use trees form the site to create a willow spoial fence along the site creating a living fence. Joining us? All are welcome, however not all of our sites are completely accessible , please check the access advice below. If you are a new volunteer, please let us know in advance so we can plan accordingly by emailing [email protected] or contacting Project Assistant Ben Curl on 07842631352.
| 21 | 22 - Parkgate – Clean Up
10:00 -13:00 22-01-26 Stonerow Way, Parkgate, Rotherham S60 1SG, UK  Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we help to clean up along the tow path of the canal and the river. When: Thursday 22nd January 2026, 10am-1pm. Where: We will be meeting on Stonerow Way, next to the bridge over the railway. Parkgate, Rotherham S60 1SG
Google Maps pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TqSDgBnqWH8NSF566
What3Words: https://w3w.co/paper.shows.boring
There is a small amount of free parking adjacent to the footbridge What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] to ensure we have your size. What to expect: We will be walking along the paths by the river and canal, collecting litter and brining it back up to the road. The site involves two bridges (one over the railway/tram and one over the canal) so a note to consider the height of the bridges and fitness required to carry bags over both bridges. We will have a break at 11:30 am for refreshments and biscuits, provided by DCRT. Joining us? All are welcome however not all of our sites are completely accessible to all, please check the access advice below. Please let us know if you are coming as a new volunteer so we can plan accordingly by emailing [email protected] or contacting project volunteer officer Charlotte Landry-Jennings 07561588275. Access on Site
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26 | 27 - Hexthorpe Ings – Wetland Restoration
10:00 -15:00 27-01-26 Cannot determine address at this location. Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust as we work to clear vegitation from the Hexthorpe Ings to improve the wetland. This day is a part of our All Hands on the Don project. When: Tuesday 27th January 2026 10am-3pm Where: We will be meeting near the entrance to the allotments, next to the River Don at the end of Bramworth Road, Doncaster, DN4 0HW. What 3 words: ///drum.admits.nights. Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TZJS3xxMzC8D5r5g9 What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day, however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day, but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] or contacting Volunteering Officer Anthony Cox. Please bring your own packed lunch if you would like to stay for the whole day. What are we doing: On the day we will be removing scrub and trees to help the site reamain wet and prevent it from becoming woodland, as well as increasing the sunlight reaching the wetland, to help encourage more plants to grow and increase biodiversity. We will also use trees form the site to create a willow spoial fence along the site creating a living fence. Joining us? All are welcome, however not all of our sites are completely accessible , please check the access advice below. If you are a new volunteer, please let us know in advance so we can plan accordingly by emailing [email protected] or contacting Project Assistant Ben Curl on 07842631352.
| 28 - Shirtcliff Brook (Flockton Park) – Clean Up
10:00 -13:00 28-01-26 Cannot determine address at this location. Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust and S13 Litter Pickers as we work to remove litter from the Shirtcliff Brook in Flockton Park. When: Wednesday 28th January 10am – 1pm Where: We will be meeting at the end of Goathland Drive, S13 7TD. This is one of multiple entrances to Flockton Park.
What 3 Words: https://w3w.co/affair.gums.boxing
Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LSvsqBsbrFKUYXrb8 What to bring: We provide all of the equipment on the day however please wear suitable clothing for outdoor work including sturdy shoes or boots and long trousers. We can provide wellingtons to borrow on the day but please let us know in advance by emailing [email protected] to ensure we have your size. What to expect: We will be walking along the paths in the wood, collecting litter and brining it back up to the road. The brook is fairly small and we will be hauling larger items out of it where possible using people power and ropes. We will have a break at 11:30 am for refreshments and biscuits, provided by DCRT. Joining us? All are welcome however not all of our sites are completely accessible to all, please check the access advice below. Please let us know if you are coming as a new volunteer so we can plan accordingly by emailing [email protected] or contacting project volunteer officer Charlotte Landry-Jennings 07561588275.
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