Wildlife along the Bridgewater Canal

Worsley Packet House. Swift passenger boats to Manchester used to depart from the steps. This is the junction of a short arm leading from the Bridgewater Canal to the mines entrance in Worsley Delph. © www.penninewaterways.co.uk

Ducks, herons, swallows, mute swans, moorhens, grey wagtails. long-tail tits and black-headed gulls can all be seen cruising or flying along the canal. The canal is also home to the rare Freiburg's Screwmoss, as well as other aquatic plant life.