So, I finally got around to finishing Operation Pond. I used the stonework from the old pond to secure the liner around part of the edge, and lifted the turf to secure the liner on the lawn side. After replacing the pump in the bottom to power our 'bubbling rock', I hid the tube under some large pebbles, and created a rocky shelf along that side, perfect for bathing birds. In fact as soon as the water level was higher a family of house sparrows and a thrush took a quick dunk!
I picked up a few native plants from the garden centre including a lily, water mint, a good aerator, and a grass which will hopefully encourage the damselflies to return. With the plants in place all that was left was filling the pond, and whilst admiring my handiwork I spotted a frog investigating pond2.0. I hope he approves, there are already a huge number of midge larvae in there so hopefully it won't take long for the new ecosystem to establish itself and encourage lots of interesting wildlife back to the garden. Fingers crossed for return of the newts.
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| Pump in place |
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| Plants in |
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| Hello, frog! |
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| Filling up |
Finally, just for fun, here is an almost infinite snail!
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| Almost, snail, almost |
