DRIFFIELD CANAL
This pretty waterway is about four miles in length with the main fishing area centred around the village of Wansford, some three miles south-east of Driffield.
Access to most of the Canal is easy as it runs alongside the B1249 Driffield to North Frodingham road. There is good parking in Wansford village where there are purpose-built fishing stances for anglers with disabilities. Parking elsewhere can be more difficult, although parking on the grass verge is possible in a couple of places.
The Canal only hold small stocks of fish, a few trout, perch, eels and pike.
RIVER HULL
This chalk fed river rises on the Yorkshire wolds north of Driffield. The upper tributaries are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI’s). The designation is made to protect this system of chalk streams as they are important for the many species of aquatic plants and animals indicative of the chalk habitat.
The Trust is working with the Environment Agency on a Restoration Project to identify and address the siltation and enrichment problems that are damaging this chalk river system.
The upper river is important for its brown trout and grayling. Fish species on the lower river include Bream, Pike, Roach, Dace, Chub Lampreys and Eels. Numbers of mammals including the Otter and water vole are at a healthy level throughout the catchment.
Music: Trout Quintet. Franz Schubert
1 июн 2024
