New signage at Battyeford Island

 

Activity at SPBC

 

The Canal in late March

Photos courtesy of Stephen Rochell

Rocks on the canal

 

Snow on the Canal

 

Plastics Challenge

 

 

Message from the Canal and River Trust

As the Government has announced that in England from Thursday 5 November, non-essential travel should be avoided and overnight stays limited to work purposes only, the CRT is advising boat licence holders to restrict their movement and not to stay overnight on their boats unless it is their primary residence from Thursday. Boat licence terms and conditions regarding movement every 14 days will be suspended for the 4-week period from Thursday until 2 December when these restrictions are due to come to an end.

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/.../safety-on.../coronavirus

Plastics Challenge

Message from the Canal and River Trust - If every time we visited our local canal or river we picked up and disposed of just one piece of plastic, the water and towpaths would be clear within a year. It doesn’t take much but we can all make a difference. 

Pledge your support for #PlasticsChallenge and encourage your friends and family to join in too 

 http://ow.ly/7i8g30rhnZM

The Canal in Autumn

 

Mirfield in Bloom - Covid Clean Up

Scenes along the Canal

 

Words on the Waterway

For those of you who have a love of canals and a way with words, why not enter the Canal and River Trust writing competition and share your canal memories with others?  

The CRT wants to hear your stories of times spent by or on the canals and rivers - so write a story of no more than 300 words of your most memorable visit to the waterways.  This could be about a holiday, volunteering or walking.

Winners will be selected by Ian McMillan - and there are some special prizes courtesy of Stephen Fry who is a fan of canals.  To find out more visit the CRT site - Words on the Waterways

Bug hotels

The Great Yorkshire Creature Count

Sign up to the Great Yorkshire Creature Count!

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is on a mission to discover how many different wildlife species we can collectively record from Yorkshire homes in just twenty-four hours.

The Great Yorkshire Creature Count runs from 12 pm on Saturday 20 June until 12 pm on 21 June and you can join in for as long as you like - whether that's twenty minutes or several hours.  It doesn't matter whether you live in a flat, a back-to-back, or a house with a garden - you can count from wherever you are.

Join the "wild census" and get counting!  To find out more click here

Garden Dragon Watch 2020

Can you help the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust?  It has launched a Garden Amphibian and Reptile monitoring tool and you can get involved by simply clicking on the link and filling out your findings.

There are loads of educational resources and identification guides - particularly useful for home schooling and for people new to this - if you built yourself a pond during lockdown you will find a wealth of information on the website

Reflections - during a time of isolation