Otter Carving, Higher Penwortham
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Otter Carving, Higher Penwortham
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 4 Feb 2015
One of a group of five wildlife sculptures on the site of the former Ribble Generating Station on the riverbank at Priory Park, off Holme Road in Higher Penwortham. The carving chosen to represent "mammals" is of an Otter (Lutra lutra). Otters are inquisitive, playful and intelligent. They are semi-aquatic mammals and live in holts around water edges. They are fast, agile swimmers. A recent survey for the Environment Agency showed that the numbers of otters on the River Ribble had increased by 44% between 2008 and 2014.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.757127
Longitude
-2.727683