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Description
Lower Hartshay and the Cromford Canal support a wide range of birds throughout the year. јастреб врапчар are often seen hunting over the village and surrounding fields, while глувчар soar overhead and the occasional црвена луња drifts through. сива чапја regularly feed along the reedbeds and canal edges, with планинска тресиопашка picking insects from the water margins. дологоопашеста сипка move through the trees in busy family parties, and свиларче are frequently heard calling from dense reedbeds.
Autumn and winter bring an increase in wildfowl and passage birds, with Canada Goose , дива гуска , Дива патка , патка берија and патка свиркач using the canal and nearby waters. калуѓерка , обична бекасина and барска кокошка may appear in wetter areas, while езерски галеб , Сребренест галеб and мал црногрб галеб gather on open water and fields. Thrushes are a highlight at this time of year, with лисест дрозд and дрозд боровинкар arriving from the continent alongside resident дрозд пејач and имелов дрозд. Mixed tit flocks, жолтоглаво кралче , билбилче , елова зелентарка and Брезова чинка are regular, and corvids including чавка , полска врана , страчка and сојка are ever-present.
Spring and summer see the area come alive with breeding birds and migrants. обична пиштарка , селска ластовичка and градска ластовичка feed low over the canal and reedbeds, often joined by hunting сокол ластовичар in warm weather. Reedbeds hold трскар рогозар , мал трскар and свиларче , while Lesser Whitethroat and обичен свиркач sing from scrub and hedgerows. планинска тресиопашка , зеленонога блатна кокошка , црна лиска , сина сипка and Голема сипка regularly breed along the canal, and полска чучулига can be heard over nearby fields. Occasional highlights include Lesser Redpoll полски трскар , голем српоклун свиркач and Обична (Црнонокна) ветрушка.
Overall, this short walk offers excellent habitat diversity and rewarding birding in all seasons, with something new to see throughout the year.
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Access
Cromford Canal and Lower Hartshay are located just west of Ripley. There’s no official parking, but on-road parking is possible. Please be mindful of local houses and park considerately. Press P on the map for directions.