Wildlife at the Tennant canal

Tennant Canal: The diverse wildlife that inhabit and depend on this vital waterway. The pictures enlarge when clicked, allowing you to see each image in more detail.

Birds
Foxes and Rabbits
Reptiles, Arachnids and Insects
Butterflies and Moths

We’re building a record of the wildlife along the Tennant Canal — from birds and insects to plants and anything else you spot on your walks. If you have wildlife photos taken anywhere along the canal, we’d love to feature them.

Please send your pictures by email to: website@savethetennantcanal.co.uk

Attach your photo in JPG format, no larger than 6 MB, and include your name and the location where the picture was taken. All submissions will be considered for publication on the website.

Birds

A group of Canada geese on the ground is specifically called a gaggle.

Robin at Tennant

Greylag Goose

Buzzard

Little Egret

Unkown Duck at Cadoxton

Grey Heron

Blue Tit

A serene natural scene depicts a group of swans gliding across a calm Tennant Canal. The group consists of both adult white swans and several brownish-grey cygnets, arranged in a neat, linear formation.

Mute Swan

Mother Mallard and Ducklings

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Foxes and Rabbits

The fox takes a brief rest on the old railway track. — The fox takes a brief rest on the old railway track. How these poor animals manage to survive out here is still a mystery. This one looked a little under the weather, but the moment it spotted the cameraman it gathered itself, lifted its head, and trotted off down the line.

The Crafty Fox padding along a disused railway.

Rabbit at Red Jacket — In recent years, spotting or photographing rabbits along the Tennant Canal has become increasingly uncommon.

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Reptiles, Arachnids and Insects

The Fen Raft Sidper lingering on the canal towpath.

Dragonfly

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Butterflies and Moths

Peacock Butterfly.

Comma Butterfly

Speckled wood Butterfly

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Thousands of crabs are swept into the River Neath tidal salt marshes each year, only to be stranded as the water drains away, their bodies drying out long before the tide ever returns.