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New Wildlife Pond

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  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457

    dun dun dun .... drumroll please!   I think my pond is clearing.

    I've added Rigid Hornwort a la Onopordum (thanks Ono) and a stocking full of Barley Straw that I gathered from the back field at harvest time.

    Not sure which, or a combined attack but pics on their way.

    When viewed by torchlight, there're tons of water boatmen in there.  

  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457

    imageimage Repeated the murk pic for comparison.  Good huh?

  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457

    image Anyone know what might have left this calling card?  

  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457
    Quick pond update: the first small, young-looking newt was spotted last night by torchlight.  We now have a water hawthorn and it looks like it might be sporting two flowers.   :D
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    Excellent, any idea what kind of newt?
  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457
    Smooth we think, not sure if (s)he's alone at the moment.
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    Maybe you’ll have the pitter patter is tiny newt feet before long!
  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457
    That's what we're hoping for.  I'll post some update pics when it fills out a bit.  Looks a bit glum just now but everything is waking up and made it thru the winter so all is good :) 
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    edited April 2018
    I don’t remember everything being so brown in April before, not sure if it’s rose tinted glasses or just everything being late this year
  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457
    We have had a particularly horrid Spring (IMO - not sure what the stats say?).
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