by Exeldama » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:02 pm
ok i spent 4 days in my New wood last week and did the following..........
Made an entrance, gate etc
Dug a trench to drain the ride
Dug a drain to help
Made a woodland toilet, with brash screen
Cleared a parking area
Created two brash hedges for wildlife
made a bird table
prepared an area for camping
cleared an area for a woodland millions pond
built a mini bridge over a stream
opened up a ride
started rhododendron extinction
isnt it fun......
by steve rollnick » Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:56 am
Wow, what drug were you on? Only joking.
May I ask you, what's the vision involved when you "cleared an area for a woodland millions pond"?
Millions of tadpoles? How will you line this pond?
Steve
by Exeldama » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:22 pm
Im not lining it...going all natural... reliant on clay..wether puddled or not...if it ends up seasonal .hey ho.
Plan is to add some enrichment... the millions pond project is about leaving nature to colonise it naturally and rely on natural surface water, spring, rain or grounwater without pollution and run off..........
On the other hand maybe its a pond dipping fetish.
The millions pond project is run by pond conversation and backed by english nature etc.....they aim to create lots of natural ponds all over the country to make up for all those lost over the years with development etc...they will hope to support endangered species wether local or national. However big or samll a wee puddle or a whole complex im a real fan of ponds..can you tell.
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