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Garden pond

Teresa83Teresa83 Posts: 23
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We've moved to a new house and we have 3 streams running into a pond which then flows into a river.  The pond is thick with sludge and mud .. what's the best way to clean it out? I'd be grateful for any ideas or help - thanks!

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Could we have a photo to judge the size, accessibility and any planting there maybe.

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    my guess is that it'll be as hard, and as messy and smelly as you're imagining it
    Devon.
  • SporophyteBoySporophyteBoy Posts: 118
    Yes, photos please.  If you have a river adjoining - you'll have to talk to your local rivers authority folk! They can be helpful or a pain in the neck, sometimes both at the same time. They are very fussy about anything escaping from your ponds and running off downstream despite that probably happening in the past.

  • Teresa83Teresa83 Posts: 23
    Ah - that's interesting .. thanks - will attach a photo later today.
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