Editing River Wharfe (section)

===Fauna===

More than 230 species of bird have been observed along the river valley including [[red grouse]], [[European stonechat|stonechat]], [[whinchat]], [[Eurasian golden plover|golden plover]], [[European pied flycatcher|pied flycatcher]], [[common redstart|redstart]], [[wood warbler]], [[common sandpiper]], [[grey wagtail]], [[European dipper|dipper]], [[tawny owl]], [[Eurasian sparrowhawk|sparrowhawk]], [[greater spotted woodpecker]], [[Eurasian nuthatch|nuthatch]], [[common treecreeper|treecreeper]] and, in wetter places, [[common snipe]] and [[Eurasian woodcock|woodcock]], [[common chiffchaff|chiffchaff]], [[willow warbler]], [[garden warbler]], and [[twite]].<ref name="Habitats">{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/natureinthedales/habitats|title=Habitats|publisher=Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority|year=2013|access-date=25 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204234135/http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/natureinthedales/habitats|archive-date=4 February 2013}}</ref>

The Wharfe has populations of [[signal crayfish]] and the few [[white-clawed crayfish]] remaining are at great risk.<ref name="Habitats"/> The river is also home to a colony of [[Pisidium tenuilineatum|fine-lined pea mussels]]. The creature is mostly congregated in rivers in Wales and central and southern England; the presence of the mussels in the Wharfe has been noted as a "considerable outpost".<ref>{{cite web |title=Further surveys to elucidate the distribution of the ... {{!}} EA Grey Literature |url=http://ea-lit.freshwaterlife.org/archive/ealit:4276 |website=ea-lit.freshwaterlife.org |access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref>

There are populations of [[European rabbit|rabbit]], [[red fox]], [[Eastern gray squirrel|grey squirrel]], [[European otter|otter]], [[European water vole|water voles]] and [[deer]].<ref name="Habitats"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wharfequest.co.uk/animals.htm|title=Animals|access-date=25 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618191336/http://www.wharfequest.co.uk/animals.htm|archive-date=18 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wharfequest.co.uk/birds.htm|title=Animals|access-date=25 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618194249/http://www.wharfequest.co.uk/birds.htm|archive-date=18 June 2013}}</ref>