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Have you got a wildlife pond? |
Pond? Well, 7 acre lake, but the staff take care of that |
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Yes, several |
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27% |
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Yes |
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An ornamental pond |
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Water feature without chemicals |
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Just bird bath/saucers of water/washing up tub |
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None of the above |
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I have a stream/river/beach! |
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Bugs
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 10744
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Posted: Thu Feb 03, 05 10:15 am Post subject: Have you got a wildlife pond? |
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Most articles about doing your bit towards conservation say that providing water in your garden is one of the top things you can do to encourage and protect wildlife.
I know a lot of people are concerned about mixing children and ponds, but you can get very sturdy covers, or have a small raised pond - which is also good for a small space.
OH had a pond in a tub when I first knew him, which was frequently visited by birds and frogs - we've still got that.
When we moved in to our house, before putting in heating or any of those minor things, we installed a small preformed pond - it was quickly populated with frog spawn.
About two years ago we installed a series of three ponds with a flexible liner. This had toadspawn the first year, and both toad and frog spawn the second year. We also added some sticklebacks which seem to live in harmony with the toads and frogs (I'm sure some get eaten but enough survive. We also get news visiting. Plus dragonflies, hoverflies, damsel flies; wasps visitng to have a drink, birds bathing.
In short, can't recommend a pond of some sort enough, and if it turns out many people have difficulty/concerns about installing their own I think it might be time for an article on the subject!
Last edited by Bugs on Thu Feb 03, 05 10:57 am; edited 1 time in total |
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