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

Location: Field through the gate opposite the Tapton Lock visitor centre, down where the slipway into the canal is. Parking is tight round here, but you can park in the field itself or at the Lock Keeper Pub.

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 volunteer@dcrt.org.uk or call 01302 796173

This year we are holding our annual celebration at Hollingwood Hub (expect boat trips, food, drink & more!)

The celebration is open to all our regular volunteers (invite only) to thank them for their AMAZING work this Summer.

Look out for your invite email and make sure to RSVP.

The Friends of the Don Valley Way will be cleaning up the section of the Don Valley Way along the canal behind Parkgate Shopping center. We will be meeting at 10am, near the footbridge over the railway line on Stonerow Way, and finishing at 1pm. There will be a break half way through for refreshments that will be provided

Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear for outdoor work.

Please contact task leader Anthony Cox on 07384543124 or email volunteer@dcrt.org.uk for more details.

Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day to improve walking routes along riverine environments. All abilities welcome!

Timings: 10am – 3pm with a break in the morning and for lunch. 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. Bring lunch if you’re staying out the whole day.

Tasks include:We’ll be doing some vegetation clearance along a riverside path using a brush cutter and hand tools. Refreshments provided but bring lunch if you’re staying out the whole day.

Location: Meet near the junction of Station Road and Campbell Drive, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, S43 2PT.

Contact us: via email at volunteer@dcrt.org.uk or call 01302 439081

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

Location: Queen’s Park, Chesterfield S40 2BF. Meeting just behind the cafe on the footpath. Metered parking off boythorpe road, volunteers can claim expenses.

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 volunteer@dcrt.org.uk or call 01302 796173

Join DCRT & the Friends of Spital Cemetery for a bat walk through the cemetery and along the nearby river.

We will be looking for different species of bat, using bat detectors to hear their fantastic calls (which the human ear cannot detect!) Watch and learn how these incredible nocturnal predators hunt for prey and move around the landscape.

Limited spaces. Please book a space through EVENTBRITE

We will finish the walk with optional refreshments and Bat Biscuits provided by the friends of Spital Cemetery.

We will meet at the Tool House (53.232169, -1.415337) which is a short distance inside the cemetery from the top gates (53.232770, -1.414984). Parking is available on Cemetery Road and inside the cemetery along the avenue of lime trees which lead from the Top Gates to the Chapels. Please wear sturdy shoes. Children are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. 

This walk is free but donations to the work of the Friends of Spital Cemetery would be gratefully received.

An event as part of National Cemeteries Week

Join the Don Catchment Rivers Trust for Wildlife Wednesday’s in the Moss Valley every third Wednesday of the month. These 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: scrub/vegetation clearance, wood debris placement, footpath maintenance, habitat creation and access improvements.

Location: The meeting point will change each week depending on what task we will be doing. The main meeting points are the fishing ponds car park next to the Bridge Inn pub in Ridgeway and the junction of Gashouse Lane and Mill Lane near Eckington (S21 4EP) Sign-up as a volunteer under ‘catchment volunteer’ here to receive updated meeting points. 

Contact us: via email at volunteer@dcrt.org.uk or call 01302 439081

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

Location: Meet at the junction of Camlough Walk and Wain Ave, Chesterfield S41 0FD. 

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 volunteer@dcrt.org.uk or call 01302 796173

Cut off in the late 1800s by the creation of new railways, the remnants of the original
Chesterfield Canal are often left unnoticed. On this walk, follow the forgotten line of
the Brindley Loops, stopping at industrial heritage sites along the way. Look out for
nature and learn how the River Rother is being restored to create a more wildlife-rich
river.

The walk is mostly flat, but sections may get muddy, so please wear
appropriate footwear.
Distance: 2½ miles
Grading: Easy Circular walk, several stiles
Starting point: The public car park just south of the Sitwell Arms Hotel, Main Road, Renishaw, S21 3WF
Grid reference: SK 44478

This walk is part of the Canal Walking Fetsival. Please book via their website.

Volunteers can sign up to this short training course led by Debbie Alston, from the Derbyshire Mammal Group and Univeristy of Derby.

Expect to learn how to identify different river mammals and learn to look out for signs of their whereabouts. Tracks, bones and more will be investigated!

This course is FREE to DCRT volunteers (fully funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund)

To book please request (or download here) and return a training request form by email: info@dcrt.org.uk.

Nominal fee for non-volunteers; DCRT volunteers have first priority.

A Heritage Open Days Walk …

Salmon have not been able to live in the River Don for over 200 years. Obstacles in the river such as weirs, and industrial pollution led to their disappearance. However, since the 1970s organisations have been working hard to restore the river and now salmon have been seen in the Don.

On this guided walk, Don Catchment Rivers Trust Trustee, Chris Firth MBE, will guide you along the river from Lady’s Bridge to Meadowhall explaining how the river has recovered. You will see the new fish passes and easements recently installed and there is always the possibility of seeing some interesting wildlife along the way.

This is a linear walk starting at Lady’s Bridge in Sheffield and ending at Meadowhall. You can park at Meadowhall and get the tram into the city centre, or there are several car parks in Sheffield. The walk is guided one way, and you will need to make your own way back. The walk should last approximately 2 hours.

Booking essential … click here to book

Join the Friends of the Don Valley Way as the clean up the area around Dalton Brook. We will be meeting at 10am in the ASDA carpark just off Aldwarke road, and finishing at 1pm  with a break half way through for refreshments.

Please wear sutible clothing for outdoor work.

For more information contact task leader Anthony Cox on 07384531124 or email volunteer@dcrt.org.uk

Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day cleaning-up the Holme Brook. 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 (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 volunteer@dcrt.org.uk or call 01302 796173

You can sign up to be a citizen scientist here

You can sign up to be a citizen scientist here