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- A pond update June 1, 2020
- The wildlife pond acquires plants, and wildlife! May 4, 2020
- First visitor to the pond April 24, 2020
- Creating a pond – Part 5 April 23, 2020
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A pond update
So it’s been a while since the last update and I thought it’d maybe be interesting to see what’s been happening.
Posted in Amphibians, Botany, Gardening, Invertebrates, Plants, Wildlife Pond, Zoology
Tagged #30DaysWild, azure damselfly, frog, pond, Wildlife Pond
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The wildlife pond acquires plants, and wildlife!
A couple of weeks on and most of the plants have arrived and now been placed, at least temporarily, in the pond. What’s brilliant is that this has almost immediately attracted wildlife in.
Posted in Biology, Botany, Gardening, Green exercise, how to, Invertebrates, Plants, Wildlife Pond
Tagged diving beetle, hornwort, pond, pond creation, water beetle, Wildlife Pond
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First visitor to the pond
Only a few days after filling the pond with water, we have our first proper bit of pond wildlife.
Creating a pond – Part 5
So we come to the final task in terms of building this pond – using cobbles to add structure.
Posted in Amphibians, Botany, Gardening, Green exercise, how to, Plants, Wildlife Pond
Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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Creating a pond – Part 4
The pond has now had a few days to settle. It pretty quickly cleared up and we could see the bottom by the second day, which is good. So today it was time to tidy all those edges up.
Posted in Birds, Gardening, Green exercise, Wildlife Pond
Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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Creating a pond – Part 3
When I last left you, the pond had been basically shaped out, but there was plenty of spoil to move and other tasks before we could start lining the pond out.
Posted in Gardening, Green exercise, Wildlife Pond
Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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Creating a pond – Part 2
With the basic area cleared, today it was time to get on with digging the pond. This morning my aim going into the day was to have it dug out, lined, and ready for filling, by the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Green exercise, Wildlife Pond
Tagged pond, pond creation, Wildlife Pond
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Adder on the heath
As we are currently all on lockdown, it’s harder to get out and enjoy the natural world. I hope everyone is being sensible, keeping their journeys local, avoiding travel were possible, and just getting a detailed knowledge of their local … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, reptiles
Tagged adder, common, heath, snake, strensall, strensall common, uk
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Creating a pond – Part 1
It’s taken a little longer than originally anticipated to settle on a location for the pond, but after moving things around a few times we finally have our location picked out. Which means it’s time to start creating this thing.
New Earswick Nature Reserve
As a key principle of self-isolation is that we shouldn’t be travelling too far, and just having this once-a-day outdoor exercise, it means I’m going to spend a lot more time along the local stretch of the river. It also … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Botany, Mammals, New Earswick, Plants
Tagged canada goose, grey squirrel, Greylag Goose, new earswick
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