Current Consultations

Pocklington Canal Report

This report was commissioned by British Waterways with the full support of the Pocklington Canal Liaison Group and funded by the LEADER Coast, Wolds, Wetlands and Waterways East Riding and North Yorkshire Waterways Partnership through East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

The Pocklington Canal is nine and a half miles long flowing from Canal Head near Pocklington to join the River Derwent in East Cottingwith. The Pocklington Canal is one of Britain’s most significant canals for wildlife and its flora and fauna have earned international recognition. The canal also has a rich built heritage with several distinctive swing-bridges, classic hump-backed bridges and both restored and unrestored lock chambers. Only navigable in its lower reaches the canal is used by relatively few boats but is a popular location for recreational pursuits.

The key to the future management of the canal is to sensitively balance any development with environment and heritage considerations and by incorporating an audience development plan, a conservation management plan and an innovative interpretation plan, this report sets out a number of recommendations for consideration.

We would like to thank all contributors to this report of which there are many.

If you would like to comment on the findings of the report please e-mail Pocklington.canal@britishwaterways.co.uk