The canals are playing a very important role nowadays in helping wildlife find a home. With so much of the countryside being turned over to high-power farming, or being taken for building development, wildlife is finding it increasingly difficult to compete. British Waterways, The Waterways Trust, and the well-known nature conservation charities are working together to make the canals more wildlife-friendly thus creating a natural corridor for wildlife.
A list of all the varieties we saw during our holiday is shown below.
| Birds | Insects etc | Animals etc |
|---|---|---|
|
Mallard duck Aylesbury duck Barnicle goose White-fronted goose Blackbird Mute swan Pidgeon Robin Yellow wagtail Pied wagtail Magpie Mistle thrush Hedge sparrow Starling Skylark Wren Moorhen Coot Great tit Blue tit Long-tailed tit Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Yellowhammer Fieldfare Swallow Buzzard Kestrel Partridge Silver pheasant Golden pheasant Great crested grebe Green cormorant Kingfisher Crow Shelduck Black-headed gull Green woodpecker Grey heron |
Red admiral butterfly Ladybird Bumblebee |
Rabbit Grey squirrel |
