Nesting duck takes up residence at Shrewsbury caravan dealer
A mother duck has chosen the most unlikely of places for a nest to lay her eggs – a flowerpot in a busy caravan display area!
Having laid up to eight eggs in the floral display last week, the wild Mallard duck has now taken up residence on the nest, partially camouflaged by the flowers.
To prevent her being disturbed by customers, Shrewsbury-based caravan and motorhome dealership Salop Leisure has cordoned off the area to provide some privacy.
Staff thought they were going “quackers” last week when they arrived for work at the Emstrey business to find the eggs in the floral display in the touring caravan sales area. Now they are hoping that wildlife will be literally blooming in a few weeks.
“We could see flowers on the floor all around one of the pots and on closer examination noticed that a duck had dug out a nest and had initially laid four eggs, which later became seven or eight,” said Salop Leisure’s marketing manager Scott Higgins.
“It’s brilliant that the mother duck has now returned to the nest and we look forward to seeing her brood of ducklings in due course. She’s created a real talking point among customers.”
He revealed that the company’s 11-acre holiday home village, which displays caravan holiday homes and lodges in a natural, landscaped setting, had become a wildlife haven since its opening last autumn. A family of eight ducklings has recently hatched on a pool, which is part of the development and is attracting many other birds and animals.
