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Leaning logs in a wildlife pond
Chris Mason
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A few days ago I installed a lovely little pond, somebody suggested to me it would be a good idea to put two logs on the side of the pond (long thin ones) which are sloping in and this would help creat a 'benificle habitat' and would help with frogs and birds getting in/out of the pond. Can anyone comment on whether or not it's worth doing this? I have two small logs which can be rested on the edge of the pond leaning in (so it goes a little below the water surface)
Thank you - kind regards Christopher
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We have a couple of logs at the side in our pond - as well as plants overhanging the water. Unfortunately our pond is a rigid type so there isn't a natural slope for creatures to walk into the pond - just sheer sides so the logs act as a footing for any hedgehogs to climb out of the pond (or in) if they should fall in.
SORRY TO BUTT INTO YOUR THREAD WITH NO INFO ABOUT WILDLIFE PONDS CHRIS BUT JUST WANTED TO AGREE WITH PANSYFACE.
I LIKE IT.... I LIKE IT A LOT.
DANIEL & NORA.
PLEASE CAN WE HAVE THIS ?SAME AS CHRIS DID.
Plant Pauper.
As my grammar and spelling are atrocious I mostly tend to write out what I want to post on a word document then cut and paste to the forum. It was different in my previous post as I came across the word carburetor and went to my word document for a spell check and continued writing. It was only when I posted my note that I realized the size was different.
I suppose you can add any style of writing and fonts to suit.
I asked someone this a while back for PF and here's his answer.
How would you spell it?
carburettor (English spelling) the other one is US/Canadian.
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Hi, definitely worth doing the benefits are for some species of dragonfly, they will lay their eggs there.
There is only a need to create an escape route using a log if your pond has steep sides and no gently sloping edges. Otherwise, the best place for your logs is beside the pond where is will break down and provide a much needed habitat for all kinds of beasties and, if you are lucky, amphibians.
Pond plants can do the same job. You can use trailing plants such as Mazus Blue which both look pretty and provide a useful escape route for amphibians.
That Mazus Blue is a pretty plant The h h. Does it die down the in winter months? Our pond is a preformed type with steep sides hence the floating log, but yours looks far more natural.
Ha Ha I have my eye on it too GD. I have a totally wild pond and I know the very spot for it! We're a covetous lot us gardeners!
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/flowers/flower-plants/perennial-and-biennial-plants/mazus-reptans/t10912TM
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How come it can cope with the Himalayas and here it needs a greenhouse?
T&M reckon it's hardy to -15.
I'll plant it under something else.
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