Swamplands provide habitat for many types of plants and animals that have adapted to living in flooded conditions. The Grass snake (Natrix natrix), sometimes called the Water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.
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| Grass snake (Natrix natrix) |
European pond turtles(Emys orbicularis)prefer to live in wetlands surrounded by a large proportion of natural, wooded, landscape. Specimens of Emys orbicularis are also found in upland environments for feeding. Emys orbicularis is usually considered semi-aquatic, as their terrestrial movements can span 1000 meters, and occasionally found traveling up to 4000 meters, away from the water.
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| European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) |
The Eurasian water shrew, (Neomys fodiens), lives close to fresh water,
hunting aquatic insects, snails, molluscs and small amphibians, and other prey
in the water and nearby. It rarely strays far from water and is found in and
around ditches, streams, ponds, watercress beds, fish ponds, damp meadows and
rough bushy ground adjoining water.
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| Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
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