Calendar Key: ■ River Don Volunteer Day (Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster) ■ River Rother Volunteer Day (Chesterfield) ■Volunteer Training Event ■Citizen Science Survey ■ DCRT Community Event ■Don, Dearne & Rother Network Event ■Find our stall here
Mill Lane Nature Reserve, 227 Mill Ln, Dronfield S18 1XG, UK
Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust (in partnership with the Dronfield Civic Society) for a volunteer day cleaning-up the River Drone. Supervised children and all abilities welcome!
Location: Please meet at Mill Lane Nature Reserve on Mill lane, Dronfield, S18 1XG. Best parking is at Dronfield Train Station and walk down to the meeting point. Remember to keep your parking receipt to claim expenses.
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.
Join the Friends of the Don Valley Way as we 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 [email protected]
22 2PF, Works Rd, Hollingwood, Chesterfield S43 2PF, United Kingdom
Join Russ Hedley for a short training coure where you’ll learn how to identify common native trees in winter. Tree identification is trickier in winter without obvious leaves or fruits, however with practise you can learn how to identify trees by their bark, twigs and buds.
This course will take place at Hollingwood Hub with a site vistit to the nearby West Wood.
To book on please downlaod a Training request form here Volunteers – free, non-volunteers – £10.
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.
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.
Join the Friends of the Don Valley Way as we litter pick the section of the Don Valley Way behind Warmsworth Cemetery. We will be meeting at 10am and finishing at 1pm with a break half way through for refreshments that will be provided.
Please Wear suitable clothing for outdoor work, including sturdy shoes and a coat if it is cold or raining.
For more information please email [email protected] or contact Anthony Cox on 07384 543124.
THIS EVENT WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 13TH FEBRUARY, 10AM – 1PM
Join Don Catchment Rivers Trust for a volunteer day cleaning-up the River Rother. All abilities welcome!
Location: Holbeck Close, at the junction of Brimington Road end.
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.