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11 Apr

Pond Ponderings – from a NEW writer, Gareth Harbottle in Newark, Nottinghamshire

Transition to Wildlife Friendly Gardening I’ve enjoyed gardening since starting with some containers around 15 years ago. I always craved some kind of theme though, an overall objective or colour scheme or whatever, but could never settle on one. Around 2017 though the moment of inspiration came whilst watching damselflies near the confluence of the … Continued

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11.04.2022 | Pond Ponderings
08 Jan

Pond Ponderings From The South Coast of England

We would like to introduce our newest ‘Pond Ponderer’ Daniel Peart:   “I live in Gosport, Hampshire on the South Coast and we added a small wildlife pond last summer in our garden. Within days I was amazed to see how much wildlife soon took advantage of it; from birds to foxes, bees and dragonflies … Continued

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08.01.2022 | Pond Ponderings
06 Apr

Welcome to Pond Ponderings – a pond blog by gardeners of all experience levels

Here you will find regular blog posts, Pond Ponderings, about garden ponds of all types and sizes created by gardeners of all experience levels and different budgets levels too. These posts will be honest accounts of the issues and joys that wildlife gardening and ponds in particular can bring. Including highlights of which species move … Continued

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06.04.2021 | Pond Ponderings
16 Feb

Pond Ponderings: Chapter One of My Pond Story by Carolyn Cooksey

Our Secretary Carolyn Cooksey is our newest Pond Ponderings writer. In chapter one of Carolyn’s pond story we hear about the creation of a garden pond at her new home in Huntingdonshire:   Inspired by Fiona’s campaigns on ponds, in my Autumn 2019 update in Dragonfly News, I rather rashly committed to putting a pond … Continued

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16.02.2021 | Pond Ponderings
07 Dec

Pond Ponderings: Only one year old and full of dragonflies!

An update from Pamela Styles on her fairly new pond in Wales:   Now that we’ve reached the end of a summer that was very different than expected, I’m even more grateful for the wildlife pond in my garden than I was last year! I have spent immeasurable hours sitting beside it over the past … Continued

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07.12.2020 | Pond Ponderings
18 Sep

Pond Ponderings – from St. Andrew’s House in Exmouth

Our newest Pond Ponderings writer is Richard Spencer, who has worked on a fantastic pond project for the benefit of both people and dragonflies in Exmouth:   “St. Andrew’s House is a residential project in Exmouth for adults with a history of mental health problems, run by SAHA (Salvation Army Housing Association). Being a converted … Continued

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18.09.2020 | Pond Ponderings
11 Aug

Pond Ponderings: First Summer of a Raised Suburban Pond in Worcestershire

  We are delighted to welcome a new Pond Ponderings writer, Grace Wright from Worcestershire:     A sunny afternoon spent at the RSPB Minsmere Reserve in Suffolk several summers ago first sparked my interest in dragonflies. After a few lazy hours watching these brightly coloured creatures skimming over pond surfaces, my fiancé George and … Continued

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11.08.2020 | Pond Ponderings
29 Jun

Pond Ponderings: Update From Dan Brawn’s Impressive Emperor Pond in Felixstowe, Suffolk.

My previous blog described the emergence in spring 2019 of twelve Emperors after one year as larvae. On the 31st May this year 2020, I noticed seven Emperor exuvia which came as a surprise as I had not spotted or fished out any Emperor larvae during pondweed maintenance since last spring. That same evening in the fading … Continued

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29.06.2020 | Pond Ponderings
16 Jun

Pond Ponderings – East London Wildlife Pond

We are delighted to introduce a new Pond Ponderings writer, Lucy Colclough (also known as quest.for.nectar). Lucy is based in East London and is a writer who loves sharing her passion for nature. Lucy is also helping us to bring ponds to the nation online this weekend, 20th and 21st June, through our #PondWatch campaign … Continued

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16.06.2020 | Pond Ponderings
21 May

Pond Ponderings – An Update From Parc y Llyn Community Pond

An update on the community pond at Parc y Llyn, Aberystwyth, Wales, from Meg and David Kirby:   April 2020 With due care and attention to Corona virus restrictions brief visits have been undertaken to the Parc  y Llyn pond as part of the daily exercise allowance. The recent hot and sunny weather has helped the … Continued

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21.05.2020 | Pond Ponderings
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