Britain's canals were built for industry, but they are now helping endangered wildlife survive
- Britain's canal network was never designed with nature in mind.
- Built more than two centuries ago to move coal, clay and cotton across an industrialising country, these engineered waterways were about as far from a natural habitat as a landscape could get.
- Yet today, nearly 8,000 kilometres of canals crisscrossing the country have quietly become something else entirely, a refuge for some of Britain's most threatened wildlife.
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- Britain's canal network was never designed with nature in mind.
- Built more than two centuries ago to move coal, clay and cotton across an industrialising country, these engineered waterways were about as far from a natural habitat as a landscape could get.
- Yet today, nearly 8,000 kilometres of canals crisscrossing the country have quietly become something else entirely, a refuge for some of Britain's most threatened wildlife.
Sources: Times of India