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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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21.05.2020 | Pond Ponderings
14 May

Pond Ponderings: From a Life Long Pond Fan in Berkshire

Des Sussex is our newest Pond Ponderings writer, he is also our volunteer County Dragonfly Recorder for Berkshire. Enjoy this first installment from Des about his wildlife pond in Sandhurst.…

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14.05.2020 | Pond Ponderings
14 Apr

Pond Ponderings: Parc y Llyn pond, Aberystwyth

An introduction to a community pond in Wales, by Meg Kirby:   “The Parc y Llyn pond is situated in a rough grassland meadow between a housing estate and retail…

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14.04.2020 | Pond Ponderings
06 Apr

Pond Ponderings – Battling algae in a new pond by Pamela Styles

Last time I wrote about my new pond (A Welsh Garden Pond For Wildlife and Wellbeing), I was blissfully unaware of the invasion of algae that was soon to come!…

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06.04.2020 | Pond Ponderings
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