Conservation Volunteer (Towpath notifications team.)

Our towpath notifications team are a small group, who head out along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal carrying out minor repairs to the canal and surrounding area. This role involves meeting at pre determined locations to maintain and repair specific items along the canal.

There is a mixture of different activities from fencing and dry stone walling repairs to boundaries through to vegetation management and asset repairs.

Some DIY and construction knowledge is preferable, but all training will be provided, including the use of a range of different tools.

Why we want you

Our Conservator volunteers help to maintain our network, carrying out important heritage and nature conservation activities as well as everyday tasks to improve the local environment such as painting or litter picking.

Our Conservator Volunteers help to tackle some of our toughest issues on the waterways, ensuring as much of the canal is accessible and well maintained as possible. Each year we face new challenges in managing our increasingly popular space and your support as a Conservator Volunteer will help to achieve our goals in keeping canals alive.

Whilst we have regular teams carrying out important tasks, some run on more of a 'project' basis to achieve specific activities (rebuilding a section of stone wall or carrying out some mass planting) meaning that different people can give their time in different ways.

What you will be doing

The skills you need

What's in it for you