Trout Carving, Higher Penwortham
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Trout 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 "fish" is of a Brown Trout (Salmo trutta). Brown Trout spawn in the same way as Sea Trout, to which they are related, and rely on small brooks upstream, migrating great distances within the river to spawn. Brown Trout may be seen in the Ribble, feeding on invertebrates on the surface or occasionally leaping out to grab an insect.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.757128
Longitude
-2.727531