Hale Duck Decoy is a duck decoy and nature reserve near the village of Hale, in Halton, Cheshire, England. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned by the Fleetwood-Hesketh Estate and managed by Halton Borough Council together with a group of volunteers.
One of the pipes of the decoy showing hoops covered with netting and the arrangement of the screens
A duck decoy is a device to capture wild ducks or other species of waterfowl. Decoys had an advantage over hunting ducks with shotguns as the duck meat did not contain lead shot. Consequently, a higher price could be charged for it.
Screens by a duck decoy pipe in a nature reserve near Waardenburg, the Netherlands (2007)
One of the pipes of Hale Duck Decoy (2005)