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GUIDED WALKS AND GALAS
Meet on the Boat Landing at Lower Sprotborough
(near The Boat Inn)
Sensible clothing and footwear needed as it can be muddy after rain.
Sunday 16 May, 10.30 am to 1 pm - Part of 'Geology Month'
A Walk Through Time
Come along to the Don Gorge to experience a 300 million year journey through time!
Learn about the Ice Age and present day pressures on the Gorge
and how ancient tropical seas formed the limestone we can see today.
Sunday & Monday 30/31 May, 11 am to 4 pm
Spring Bank Holiday Weekend
"PARK AND FLOAT"
Doncaster - Sprotborough - Conisbrough
Come and have a great day out in the Don Gorge.
Visit our gazebo and meet members of the
Don Gorge Community Group,
look at our displays and
talk to some of the Conservation Volunteers.
Saturday 12 June, 11 am to 1 pm - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Limestone Fungi
Join experts from the Sorby Natural History Society to investigate the Spring and early Summer fungi
growing in the unusual limestone habitats in the Don Gorge at Sprotborough.
Sunday 27 June, 10 am to 3 pm - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Don Gorge, Magical Magnesian Limestone
A guided walk led by botany expert, Patrick Harding, who will be imparting his extensive knowledge
of the rare and unusual limestone flora within the Don Gorge.
YORKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST WORKDAYS
are held with the DON GORGE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS and are led by Doncaster Council Rangers.
Please see our Conservation Volunteers page or contact Dennis Roe on 01302 736406 for further details.
GALAS
COME ALONG AND SUPPORT US AT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS
Sunday 20th June, from 1 pm
Sprotborough Fun Run
on the Playing Field (behind Sprotbrough Country Club, Main Street)
Saturday 26 June, from 12 noon
Edlington Gala
Yorkshire Main Sports Ground, Edlington Lane
Saturday 10 July 2010
Warmsworth Gala
Sunday 15th August
Doncaster Country Fair. 10 am to 5 pm
Cusworth Hall
Trans-Pennine Trail 21st Anniversary Celebration Baton Relay - 17-20 June
The Trans Pennine Trail links the coastal towns of Southport in the west with Hornsea in the east and there are also route options linking Leeds, York and Chesterfield. Its route across the north of England the trail follows canal towpaths, disused railway lines, riverbanks, roads and paths, taking in the countryside and urban landscapes.
Some 25 miles of the trail passes through Doncaster from it's northern boundary at Sykehouse to its western boundary at Bolton upon Dearne.
2010 marks the 21st Anniversary of the Trans Pennine Trail's inaugural ride which publicly launched the route. To celebrate this milestone the 26 Local Authorities across the trail are organising, in conjunction with the Trans Pennine Trail central office, a baton relay. Five batons will set off from the end points of the trail, heading towards the mid point in Barnsley, where a celebration festival will take place on Sunday 20th June at Barnsley Football Ground.
17th June - The batons will be received at the boundary at Topham, (Sykehouse) and then proceed along the trail to Bentley Pavilion. A celebratory event will then be held at Bentley Pavilion during the afternoon. 18th June - In the morning, they will set off again on the trail from Bentley Pavilion towards Doncaster’ boundary with Rotherham, at Bolton on Dearne, passing through the Don Gorge and Lower sprotborough.
If you would like to be involved in any way, please contact Andy Carnall, Tel: 01302 734586 |
SUMMER EVENTS 2010 |