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The Aylesbury Arm of the
Grand Union Canal connects Aylesbury town centre to Marsworth
Junction. It is an important green corridor for wildlife, allowing animals to move between suitable habitats. The
hedgerows that have been allowed to grow alongside the towpath contain
many trees including willows and Black Poplar, which is rare
in Britain, and provide a home to lots of birds.
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The towpath and canal margins contain a wide variety
of wild flowers, including Reedmace, Flowering Rush, Water Dock and
Yellow Iris, and provide an
ideal habitat for nesting water birds such as ducks and moorhens. Here and there, a heron
can be seen surveying its territory and if you are lucky, and very
quiet, you may see voles and shrews that nest in the banks of the
canal.
Remember, canals have steep banks and are very deep so
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