A word about links
Please don't ask for links and contact details to be added to this website unless your organisation is close to the canal or has some involvement with PCAS. The Inland Waterways Association provides links to other canal societies and trusts, so there seems little point in duplicating these here. Similarly, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust lists many local organisations with an interest in wildlife and the environment.

 

British Waterways

BW website
BW Yorkshire website
Waterscape website (leisure)
Information about the Pocklington Canal (from Waterscape)

 

Natural England

Natural England was formed in 2006 by the merger of English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service
Natural England website
Heslington Office (responsible for the Pocklington Canal)

Environment Agency

EA website
Incident Hotline (canal flooding or pollution, fish in distress): Ring 0800 80 70 60

 

Places

Please try the clickable map (sorry - not working at present)

 

Pubs near the Pocklington Canal

Wellington Oak (Canal Head) 01759 303854
College Arms (Bielby) 01759 318361
Melbourne Arms (Melbourne) 01759 318257
Ferry Boat Inn (Thorganby) 01904 448224

and a little further away

The Plough (Allerthorpe) 01759 302349
The Steer Inn (Wilberfoss) 01759 380600
St Vincent Arms (Sutton on Derwent) 01904 608349
The Grey Horse (Elvington) 01904 608335

 

Inland waterways

Inland Waterways Association (Provides comprehensive information and many links to other websites)
Waterway Recovery Group (WRG volunteers have done a lot of work on the Pocklington Canal)

 

Wildlife, conservation and walking

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (Includes information on events and activities organised by YWT and other organisations)
Yorkshire Branch of the British Dragonfly Society
East Riding Dragonflies
The Wolds & Riverbank Countryside Society
BTCV (BTCV volunteers have made periodic visits, arranged with English Nature (now Natural England), to do conservation work on the canal)

Fishing

York and District Amalgamation of Anglers (Fishing on the canal is leased to YDAA)

Fishing and holiday accommodation

Paradise Leisure (Near the canal, at Storwood. Fishing for visitors and residents)

Miscellaneous

Pocklington (News and information, including accommodation and leisure facilities in the area. The Pocklington Town Council runs this website and kindly hosted the original PCAS website)