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. Canal & River Trust, 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 see 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
grey wagtail wren pheasant grey heron wood warbler bull finch goldfinch starling jackdaw chiff chaff garden warbler kestrel collared dove pink-footed goose greenfinch long-tailed tit swallow stock dove wood pigeon black cap coot moorhen great tit buzzard rook skylark robin magpie blackbird bluetit mute swan canada goose mallard duck * chaffinch |
peacock butterfly cabbage white butterfly brimstone butterfly |
common toad brown hare muntjac deer water vole grey squirrel rabbit |
