Re: Canalside animals

On May 31, 6:34 pm, "Pete Stockdale" <peter.jea...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Graham Brooker" <graham.broo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Definitely not LOL - how sad! I know I must be a softie. Last year I
walked along the K & A near the Barge pub or is it Bargee (the one near
Devizes) and I saw a rather unusual weir that overflowed into a drain sump
with steep concrete sides. I was pleased to see a little wooden ladder
presumably for ducks, or other little creatures, that were unfortunate
enough to fall into the drain from over the weir. It provided what would
be their only means of escape back top the canal.

Agreed.
I remember there was a duck ramp specified as part of the Frankton locks
restoration.
Many fledgling waterfowl perish unnecessarily because the bank protection
acts as a watery prison.
Moorhen chicks are particularly vulnerable round here.

Petewww.thecanalshop.com

There are duck ramps all along the concrete section of the K&A twixt
Avoncliff and Dundas, and beyond. Unfortunately no-one explained what
they were there for to the little furry things that keep falling in,
like baby deer and fox cubs.

Tony H

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