The work:  300m of Canal channel excavation and bank edge protection using coir rolls and gabions (to be confirmed) – lots of varied work involving both machinery and by hand.

The reason: Continuing on from last year’s very successful camps (and all the hard work by the local canal society!), this year’s camps will be starting the canal excavation to the North of the new bridge with the aim of extending the canal and tow path from the recently restored Birtley section to the bridge.

The restoration: The Wey & Arun Canal Trust aims to reopen the entire through route from the River Wey navigation above Guildford to the River Arun and the South Coast. Several significant lengths have been completed, including the Loxwood Link length of around three miles and five locks plus shorter sections from Malham to Newbridge, on the summit at Dunsfold and elsewhere.