Conservation Volunteer (Wolverhampton)

With 21 locks stretching from the very centre of the city out to Dunstall Park Racecourse, the Wolverhampton Lock Flight is one of our busiest stretches of canal, both in and out of the water. A peaceful haven both for its human, and wildlife users running through the centre of this busy urban area.

However, due to its location and popularity, this part of our network needs lots of love and care from our volunteers.

As a member of our Towpath Task Force you will work alongside Trust operatives and Volunteer Lock Keepers managing vegetation (pruning, clearing, planting), clearing litter and general maintenance tasks. You will also act as our eyes and ears, reporting any issues that need to be dealt with by us.

Finally, as highly visible members of the team, our Towpath Taskforce Volunteers are the friendly, helpful face of the Canal and River Trust, engaging with the general public, making our waterways a more welcoming place to visit.

Sessions currently run daytimes during the week, but we will be arranging weekend and summertime evening sessions to enable volunteering from the whole community. Our existing Towpath Task Force volunteers rate this role highly for making friends, gently keeping fit and active and for general wellbeing.

Volunteers must be over 18 years old.