Wildlife ponds

I’ve been building a wildlife pond. In Part 1, I ran through the first steps, which mostly involved digging a huge hole and moving loads of soil around. The next steps proved to be both fun and frustrating! So, you’ve got a big hole, you’ve put in your pond underlay and liner, and you’ve filled it with water. What next? Well, now comes the…

The list of things to do is always it seems, never ending. No doubt yours is the same? Just when you tick one thing off, another two appear! Isn't it always the way? A couple of weeks ago I decided to finally do one of the projects that has been on my list for so long, 'build a wild life pond' So I thought I'd share how I did it... Step 1. Find a good spot. Preferably in sun and slight shade I believe, but the feathered foreman approved of this site. Step 2. Dig. I only wanted a small pond…

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Sharing the story of how I made our small wildlife pond.

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