Beautiful Plummage! A Prickly Customer
Canal Boat|September 2020
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Beautiful Plummage! A Prickly Customer

“A brother of the dancing leaves” is Wordsworth’s poetical description of the greenfinch, with its green plumage showing a flash of yellow as it flies. One of our larger finches and “… far above the rest in joy of voice and pinion”, it has a loud twittering and wheezing song (“dzweee”). As for many birds, it is the male that shows the brighter plumage: olive-green with yellow edges to the outer primary wing and tail feathers and a yellow-green rump. The female is a more grey-brown and slightly streaked, with duller yellow trimming, and the juvenile is similar to the adult female but with darker streaks. On dull days individuals can appear very drab (almost brown in colour) but the yellow wing flashes are obvious in flight.

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FLERE HISTORIER FRA CANAL BOATSe alt
HIGH AND MIGHTY
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HIGH AND MIGHTY

Acorns make the perfect store food for jays’ larders

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3 mins  |
November 2020
TAKING THE PLUNGE
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TAKING THE PLUNGE

Why Chris and Sarah Atkin will never forget tying the knot

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4 mins  |
November 2020
LABELLED WITH LOVE
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LABELLED WITH LOVE

Helen Tidy enjoyed one weekend moored next to The Beer Boat ... simply the perfect solution to collecting bottle tops for her next project

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5 mins  |
November 2020
MIDDLE THAMES
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MIDDLE THAMES

In the second part of our guide, we follow the Thames upstream from Reading through the steep sided Goring Gap and quieter countryide to reach Oxford

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5 mins  |
November 2020
THE GOOD OLD DAYS
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THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Robert Davies recalls childhood memories of a popular holiday destination and uncovers a reminder of the golden age of canals

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10+ mins  |
November 2020
FIT FOR PURPOSE
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FIT FOR PURPOSE

Terry Hibbard from Harworth Heating offers his expert opinion following our feature on onboard stove safety

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3 mins  |
November 2020
BUCKING UP...
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BUCKING UP...

We join Waterway Recovery Group’s first canal restoration working party in six months - as WRG’s volunteers help the Buckingham Canal Society get the project back on track after lockdown

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10 mins  |
November 2020
ART ON THE WATER
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ART ON THE WATER

Graphic artist Katie Ruby lives and works on 32ft narrowboat Poppy

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2 mins  |
November 2020
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GO WITH THE FLOW

What makes a boat truly stand out from the crowd? Sometimes you just need a little finesse and a taste for adventure

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9 mins  |
November 2020
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A GLASS HALF-FULL AT BUCKBY WHARF

Tim Coghlan raised a glass on the Grand Union Canal as The New Inn reopened to the relief of regulars

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10 mins  |
November 2020