A Mallard Duck and Ducklings on the Wendover Arm
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A Mallard Duck and Ducklings on the Wendover Arm
Image: © Chris Reynolds Taken: 19 Apr 2009
Because there is only a tall hedge on the north side of the disused canal at this point plenty of sunlight reaches the water. As a result the water-edge vegetation is more varied and there are more water plants growing in the clear flowing water than in the shadier reaches of the canal. Wildlife seems happier here than in the parts of the canal which are heavily shaded by tall hedges on both sides, and is very much more plentiful and varied than in the navigable parts of the canal, where the silt is regularly churned up by passing boats and the water is so opaque that plant life cannot grow underwater. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.795084
Longitude
-0.711314