A must for all volunteers working on the river. We will learn about Non-Native Invasive Species on the river, how we can help deal with the problem and how we can avoid spreading them.

Location: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust – Potteric Car, Doncaster.
Time: 10am – 3pm
Refreshments & Lunch provided

Please book your place by downloading a booking form here

All equipment will be provided but please wear warm clothes, sturdy shoes (ideally steel-toe capped) and bring waterproofs. We will bring the tea, coffee and biscuits! We offer volunteer expenses for public transport and vehicle mileage.

Meeting Point: Meet at the entrance to the footpath on St Mary’s Bridge, next to the VW garage. Free parking is available across the road at the Three Horseshoes pub.

All equipment will be provided but please wear warm clothes, sturdy shoes and bring waterproofs. We will bring the tea, coffee and biscuits! We offer volunteer expenses for public transport and vehicle mileage.

Meeting Point: Meet in the Rotherham & Sheffield Canal Association carpark (we have permission to park vehicles here) on Brinsworth street, S60 1AB. Cross over the level-crossing and the car-park is on the immediate right. The site is in easy walking distance from Rotherham town centre along the Trans Pennine trail (see map for more details.)

We’ll be getting in the river to remove fly-tipped waste, such as trolleys and tyres. This is a physical day and any volunteers that want to get in the river will need to bring wellingtons or speak to us before about borrowing waders. There is always litter to be picked around the site for any volunteers that would prefer to not handle the larger rubbish pulled out of the river.

All equipment will be provided but please wear wellies or sturdy shoes and bring waterproofs. We will bring the tea, coffee and biscuits! We offer volunteer expenses for public transport and vehicle mileage.

Meeting point: In the Asda overflow car-park, situated behind the supermarket and next to the entrance to Aldwarke lock (see map for details)

We will be litter picking the footpath by the railway track

All equipment will be provided but please wear warm clothes, sturdy shoes and bring waterproofs. We will bring the tea, coffee and biscuits! We offer volunteer expenses for public transport and vehicle mileage.

Meeting point: St Peter’s Road, Balby, opposite Smith Square (see map for more details).