Volunteers wanted to help keep canals alive for wildlife
AGAIN THERE is a call from Canal & River Trust for volunteers to help keep canals alive for wildlife.
It is wanting volunteers in the West Midlands to help endangered species that rely on the canal network to exist, Janet Friend reports.
The trust tells that last year more than 4,500 people volunteered, with West Midlands contributing more than 180,000 hours to help maintain habitats for otters, water voles, kingfishers, and herons, as well as ducks, fish, insects and invertebrates.
Precious places
With television personality Ranvir Singh, who supports the appeal telling:
"The Canal & River Trust cares for an amazing 2,000-mile network of navigable canals across England and Wales. These precious places, with their narrowboats and history, are at the heart of numerous communities, bringing nature and free-to-access green space to the doorsteps of millions.
"We’re saying that nature and your canal need you and are calling on people to make a difference by volunteering to do something local towards a global priority."
The trust is running a series of volunteer welcome sessions and training in February, with volunteers able to start helping within weeks.