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Escrick Duck Decoy open day
Heritage Open Day: Duck Decoys were numerous across England and played an important part of local economies during the 1800’s. The pond with several netted over ‘arms’ or ‘pipes’ worked on the principle that waterfowl (swans, geese and ducks) swim towards predators such as foxes in order to avoid being preyed upon by surprise. The ducks would be lured into the pipes by the use of a fox-like ‘piper’ dog, with many thousands supplied to the market in that way. Only a handful remain intact, howev
Sat 9 Sep:1000 - 1600. Free Entry.
, Escrick North Yorkshire
Sat 9 Sep 2017
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