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Monday 3 June 2013

Swan Mussels ? Rochdale Canal 02 06 13

Whilst walking along the Rochdale Canal Towpath, Noticed quite a few of these Freshwater Mussels as the water level was right down, near to Todmorden Town Centre yesterday,size two and half to 3 inches long aprox ,wonder if they are Swan Mussels ? never seen them before,but would be easy to miss, especially when Canals at normal level.Bri.
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  1. Steve Blacksmith3 June 2013 at 19:15

    Hi Brian,
    They are interesting. I think swan mussels can be up to 6 inches, but I'm no expert.
    I was talking to the YNU Conchology Recorder the other week at Cromwell Bottom, and he would be very interested in your record, as he particularly studies freshwater molluscs. He will probably be grateful for some specimens. Can you contact him? I'm REALLY busy, but i can give you his details I think. No, I've only got his name -David Lindley, Conchology Recorder, YNU.

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  2. ChrisJB8 June 2013 at 15:44

    I've seen what look like these in Hollingworth Lake and Ogden Res', near New Hey, not the Calderdale one.

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  3. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 00:23

    I don't know if this is relevant now but as my fiance an I were walking along the canal from luddenden to Mytholmroyd today Feb 14 2015 , the canal being mere inches in depth because locks 3, 4 and 5 along to Tuel were locked off for much needed maintance, we saw huge numbers of what we regarded to be missiles.
    Blue in colour and many being 4/6 inches long.

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    1. Anonymous15 February 2015 at 00:25

      Pardon my typo not missiles ha but mussels.

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  4. Unknown19 September 2018 at 10:26

    Lots of mussels at Hollingworth Lake and along the canal towpath, the water level is lowered so the mussels are exposed.
    I'd love to know how and why these are here?

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  5. Unknown14 September 2019 at 10:42

    Brought back from a rowing competition apparently - presumably eggs one boat?

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  6. Unknown14 September 2019 at 10:43

    On a not one!

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  7. Unknown14 September 2019 at 10:44

    Lots there at the moment as the lake is being drained, you can see their trails in the harbour mud

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  8. Rov17 September 2020 at 18:53

    I’m sure this is a massive coincidence but several years ago I emptied a load of live mussels into Hollingsworth lake but I’m pretty sure they were not freshwater ones. Still, I did pause when I heard people had started spotting them in the lake

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  9. Anonymous3 November 2023 at 21:57

    A colleague of mine has just confessed she also put some live mussels in Hollingworth Lake as they ordered them for Christmas dinner and didn't eat them.

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