On Sunday 14th July 2024, GVCV joined fellow volunteers from the Cotswold Canal Trust to help clear footpaths near to the Sapperton Tunnel entrance and vegetation from around the historic Coates roundhouse nearby.
Coates roundhouse
Sapperton Tunnel Entrance or Portal
Credit: Cotswold Canal in Pictures.
The Sapperton tunnel and roundhouse are both on the now disused section of the Thames & Severn Canal. The section is an important footpath connection route between the Thames Path National Trail and the Stroud Canal. In its disused state the canal is a a haven for wildlife including a large colony of bats roosting with the tunnel.
To read more about the area please visit: https://www.cotswoldcanals.net/
The despite the warm conditions the combined group has a good day powered by homemade cake.
Jon and Candy after a hard days work at the roundhouse.