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. The list is in 'chronological' order, with each new day's sightings added at the top. Birds marked with * had young sighted with them.
| Birds | Insects etc | Animals etc |
|---|---|---|
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Reed warbler Goldfinch Quail Greater-spotted woodpecker Black-headed gull Common tern Curlew Buzzard Lapwing Kingfisher Greenfinch Coot Reed bunting Swallow Corn bunting Pheasant Greylag goose Wren Song Thrush Blue tit Grey heron Great tit Yellowhammer Tree pipit Pied wagtail Canada goose Mute swan Blackbird Magpie Kestrel Robin Rook Chaffinch Collared dove Mallard duck (+chicks) Aylesbury duck Moorhen |
Small white butterfly Orange tip butterfly Common blue buttefly Brimstone butterfly Bumblebee |
Roe deer Red fox Grey squirrel Rabbits |
