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@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 06 3:23 pm Post subject: Pond Progress
Our pond is taking shape now!! That's it ducks in the spring....... If you peer really closely you can see the water!!! Two underground springs keep it full

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 06 3:24 pm Post subject:
Nice one

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 06 3:27 pm Post subject:
excellent

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 06 7:45 pm Post subject:
What's the shape, depth & any artificial planting? Is it a brand new one or enlargement? Sorry for sounding like a 'pond spotter'

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 06 6:52 am Post subject:

Hi Rob - pond spotting good - a bit keen at momnet!!
New pond to help land drains as we have a number of natural springs, 2 of which form the basis for the pond. Its about 4 foot deep and a wiggly shape as didn't want it to look like a swimming pool?? In this country - unlikely

Planned planting are to relocate the natural flora from the river and lakeside - lilies and flags. The soil is seriously peaty - we are on the edge of Lough Derg and opposite peat bog so the water is spectacularly clear.

Not sure what else to date except a few native trees around edge and a non native weeping willow just for me!

Any suggestions warmly welcomed - its our first excavation!

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 06 4:55 pm Post subject:

Calli wrote:

Any suggestions warmly welcomed - its our first excavation!

If you've got wild fowl in the area then I expect plenty of plants will turn up. I'd also be tempted to collect a few local seeds if you can and sow the eath banks then let nature take her course.

You have a great view there plenty of trees.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 06 8:17 pm Post subject:
I'd go with that too- we dug out a small field pond that was all silt, grass & sedges 12 months ago, but the plants certainly came in & look at it now: Pond pic 1 Pond pic 2

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 06 4:52 pm Post subject:
And then the fencing..... Now for the geese and ducks.......

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19859
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 06 5:12 pm Post subject:
It looks lovely and I bet you will be hacking back the growth around the edges by the summer

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 06 5:27 pm Post subject:
eerm how many geese does it take to crop a field........

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19859
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 06 5:55 pm Post subject:
Dunno - but you could work on it

Camile

Joined: 26 Apr 2006
Posts: 376
Location: Co. Galway - Ireland

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 06 8:00 am Post subject:
Good morning ! that looks great ! I'm sure the geese and ducks will be happy .. you should put a small island on the middle ! where you could house the ducks .. but is this pond not gonna attract more minks to you ?

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 06 12:57 pm Post subject:
More traps arrived this morning along with the saffron bulbs! We are surrounded by deep drainage canals ( not ditches!) so mink aplenty...Not in traps again yet.... Mike talking about a floating duck house.....

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46417
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 06 10:36 pm Post subject:
perimeter

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 06 9:02 am Post subject:

I'm very envious of you people with ponds.
When we moved to where we are now eighteen years ago the previous people had dug out a fairly large pond with an island in the middle, the works.
There was just one draw back. The land that we have is pretty good , a few feet of reasonable soil and then we are down to sand and pebbles. The pond was as dry as a bone.
Its for this reason that all our water feaures take the form of flooded boats.
The next place that we move to will have to have water on it.
From experience Calli , that pond of yours will have eels in it very quickly.
We have friends who had a new pond dug in a similar situation as yours and a couple of years after its completion I set 8 nightlines in it. I had 7 eels out og 8 the very first night and the pond was a good 40 yards away from the nearest water course.

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