Nature

In Bloxwich there are lots of different types of wildlife, this is a list of some of the wildlife we have seen recently:-

	Squirrels
	Foxes
	Birds - including Starlings, Robins, Blackbirds, Crows, Seagulls, Pigeons and sometimes owls.
	Mice - field mice mainly
	Rats - sometimes  by the canals
	Insects - flies, wasps, bees, daddy-longlegs, moths, ants, butterflies
	Frogs
	Fish
	Rabbits

There are lots of parks and open countryside places near to Bloxwich. A really big park which is the centre of of Walsall is the Arboretum. There are often ducks and swans on the lake there and children often feed the ducks. In the Arboretum there are lots of lovely plants and trees. The Arboretum is where the annual Walsall Illuminations are held.

 Canals are often a good place to see wildlife and this is where lots of people go fishing too. This is a local canal with some swans.