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Just a heron, living its best life at Borrowcop Locks Canal Park. 🪶

#Lichfield #UKCanals #WeDigCanals
May 4, 2026 at 7:59 AM
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Yay another step towards linking up with the #UKCanals 👍

#WeDigCanals
courtabovethecut.bsky.social Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Jun 13
It’s huge news on the Lichfield Canal where the incredible volunteers have taken a huge step into taking this canal from abandoned to restored.

Amazing stuff @lhcrt.org.uk

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Massive News on The Lichfield Canal
YouTube video by Court Above The Cut
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June 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Whoop!

#WeDigCanals
June 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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It's what we do: #WeDigCanals in Lichfield. The herons love it.

#UKCanals
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chriswindley.bsky.social Chris Windley @chriswindley.bsky.social · May 15
Lichfield Canal rebuilding works ..hidden secret..
May 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Lovely colours at Borrowcop Locks Canal Park.

#WeDigCanals #Lichfield 🌿
October 22, 2024 at 6:33 AM
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Awesome help from the @easyfundraising.bsky.social team!

#Lichfield #UKCanals #WeDigCanals
easyfundraising.bsky.social easyfundraising.org.uk @easyfundraising.bsky.social · Jun 29
Swapping spreadsheets for strimmers! 🌿🙌

Our HR & Finance team rolled up their sleeves and spent the day volunteering with the Lichfield Canal Restoration Trust, helping to maintain local footpaths for the community. 💙
June 29, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Whoop! Our first swan. 🦢

#WeDigCanals #UKCanals #Lichfield
December 26, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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Two days before Christmas and our volunteers were still hard at it.

#Lichfield #WeDigCanals
December 26, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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One for the #UKCanals and #WeDigCanals feeds. 👍
westcountrywand.bsky.social Paul Westcountry Wanderings @westcountrywand.bsky.social · Nov 7
My latest video is another in my long running series looking at the restoration of The Cotswold Canals in Gloucestershire (and a bit of Wiltshire).

There has been a significant and positive development to take this exciting project forward.

@cotswoldsnl.bsky.social

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Huge News on the Cotswold Canals | Stroudwater and Thames & Severn Canals | Update 18a
YouTube video by Westcountry Wanderings
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November 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Whoooop!

A fab donation to help us... #WeDigCanals
courtabovethecut.bsky.social Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Nov 21
Woooo I hit 15K subs last night, @lhcrt.bsky.social took 50% and won £75, Chesterfield Canal Trust came in second place earning £33, @wiltsberks.bsky.social got £30 and Stafford Riverway Link - A Community Interest Company £12. Thanks for all the shares and subs! On to 20K, before Christmas? 😂😂
November 21, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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A fab photo of a heron at Borrowcop Locks Canal Park, sent to us by Emma Miles.

#Lichfield #WeDigCanals #UKCanals #herons 🪶
August 27, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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Looking up at the Lichfield Canal Aqueduct in the sunshine.

#WeekUforUp #AlphabetChallenge
#WeDigCanals
#Staffordshire
May 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Looks who's joined BlueSky.

Please give them a follow.

#UKCanals #WeDigCanals
iwa-uk.bsky.social Inland Waterways Association @iwa-uk.bsky.social · Jan 8
New Year, new social media platform! We're happy to be here. Follow us if you love the waterways like we do.
January 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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#WeDigCanals and build aqueducts 👍
samwilson.bsky.social Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · Aug 1
9. Near Lichfield, there’s an aqueduct that goes over the M6 Toll motorway that’s never had any water in it.

And it’s thanks to David Suchet.
A concrete and steel structure over a motorway
August 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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If you love any of these things:

💦 canals
🌿 nature
🪶 wildlife
🌄 Staffordshire
🦺 engineering
📜 heritage

Please give us a follow.

#WeDigCanals in #Lichfield.
October 26, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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A lovely autumnal view of Borrowcop Locks Canal Park.

#UKCanals #Lichfield #WeDigCanals
A photo of a canal with autumn leaves on the towpath and bare trees overhanging.
November 26, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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We love this breathtaking early morning shot from Fosseway Heath Nature Reserve and Wetlands 🌿🌅

#Lichfield #WeDigCanals
May 13, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Excellent work - thanks all!

#WeDigCanals
iwa-uk.bsky.social Inland Waterways Association @iwa-uk.bsky.social · Aug 7
WRG volunteers have spent 2 full-on, muddy, and rewarding weeks at Gallows Reach, pushing forward Phase 2 of the Lichfield Canal’s restoration. Work included: steel piling, rebar cages, concrete pouring and more.
Huge thanks to lhcrt.org.uk‬ and all involved - and good luck for the final days!
August 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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This week's #AlphabetChallenge is #WeekBforBB so here are some bricks in baskets at Fosseway Heath in Lichfield.

#WeDigCanals
Gabion baskets filled with bricks, two rows high, with a wall on top.
January 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Now’s the perfect time to visit Borrowcop Locks Canal Park, where the snowdrops are putting on a beautiful display and are currently at their peak. 🌿😍

#WeDigCanals #Lichfield
January 31, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Concentrated so much on the alt text that I forgot the hashtags 🤦‍♀️

#Lichfield #WeDigCanals
lhcrt.org.uk Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust @lhcrt.org.uk · Jan 6
A last look at Gallows Reach before the contractors dig in and the next phase of work begins.

Can't wait to see aerial shots of this in water.... it's not too far away now. This time next year, this could be a frozen canal (or just very cold water).

📷 photos by Andrew T.
A snow-covered canal channel curves through a wooded area, bordered on the left by a retaining towpath with a metal fence. Footprints and tire tracks mark the snowy ground. Bare-branched trees and evergreens line the right side, and a red excavator is parked in the distance under warm sunlight. Aerial view of a snow-covered urban area featuring a dry canal channel with visible gates and a large pipe. Surrounding buildings have snow-covered roofs and yards, while a nearby road is clear of snow and busy with vehicles. The scene contrasts treated infrastructure with the wintry landscape. Aerial view of a snow-covered residential neighborhood with rows of houses, snowy rooftops, and gardens. A curved canal channel runs through the scene, showing tire tracks and a few pedestrians. Parked cars are partially buried in snow, and a small construction area with red safety netting is visible in the lower part of the image. Trees dusted with snow add to the quiet, wintry atmosphere.
January 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Investigations continue at lock 23 at St John's Grange. We always knew it would be tight!

#WeDigCanals #Lichfield
January 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Welcome to bluesky @themontgomerycanal.org.uk please pop them a follow. #ukcanals #wedigcanals #Canalrestoration
November 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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So #WeDigCanals and build bridges.
courtabovethecut.bsky.social Court Above The Cut @courtabovethecut.bsky.social · Feb 28
Tonight we visit the @lhcrt.org.uk to see the latest and a special treat with the first look at the lift bridge in operation!

Lichfield’s Gigantic New Canal Bridge

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Lichfield's Gigantic New Canal Bridge
YouTube video by Court Above The Cut
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February 28, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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Guess who's nesting at Borrowcop Locks Canal Park? 🪶

#Lichfield #Staffordshire #WeDigCanals #UKCanals
A moorhen peeping out from a wooden duck house. There are twigs sticking out if they entrance.
March 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM