Enjoy your canal
The canal running through Ty-Coch in Cwmbran is being improved to make it a better place for people and wildlife. Welcome to Waterways for Life is a project which will see volunteers doing lots of work along this popular stretch of water.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn practical skills such as hedge laying and how to record and identify wildlife. For more information or if you want to volunteer call Kris Roberts on 01633 648015 or visit www.webster.uk.net/SportsAndLeisure/Fishing|
The canal banks are used by walkers, cyclists, anglers, joggers, and wildlife spotters. Cwmbran Angling Association is working with Torfaen Council to make it more enjoyable for the people who use it and provide a better environment for wildlife to live.
The path verges and grassy areas will be cut to encourage wildflowers to bloom, set seed and increase in number every year. Hedges will be cut to encourage the growth of a thick, dense hedge to make them more attractive to wild birds as places to build their nests. New fishing pegs including platforms for disabled people will be installed and the canal will be dredged in winter to prevent it silting and becoming choked with waterweed.
This project is being funded by £25,000 from the Rural Key Fund, a European Union grant programme managed by Torfaen Council, and £2,000 from Cwmbran Angling Association.