Pond Project #2 - 21/7/2013

I spent yesterday evening and this morning

removing a good bit of the elodea crispa 

which seems to have taken over the pond.

Removing it seemed a drastic move

 but one that I felt necessary 

to help keep the pond healthy.

As usual, anything removed from the pond

is left on the side to allow any creatures

a chance to crawl back into the pond.

I removed a fair amount of the duck weed too

but left some to provide cover the frogs

which have been visiting during the evening.

The toad tadpoles seem to be taking

ages to develop and I'm keeping my

fingers crossed they do so soon.

It looked a bit bare after the clean up

but the elodea crispa will soon regrow again.

It looks like I've lost the water

spearmint plant thanks to the slugs.

Our cat seems to like the pond, 

especially the taste of the water.

I only hope he doesn't take a fancy to the frogs.

Pond Project #2 - 09/7/2013

I spent a good hour tonight clearing

some of the duckweed from the pond.

I can see the tadpoles once again now.

Pond Project #2 - 08/7/2013

I've seen a couple of frogs the last few weeks

but finally managed to get a photo tonight.

Wildlife Pond Showcase

 

I dropped in to see my Aunt and Uncle this 

evening and discovered that they had removed

their fish pond and built a wildlife pond instead.

I couldn't resist taking a quick photo of it.

Looks like its been there for years already.

Pond Project #2 - 22/6/2013

The recent warm weather means

the water level has dropped in the pond.

The duck weed seems to be taking over

but I'll hang on a bit before clearing it back.

The toad tadpoles are still active and

and now have started to get their limbs.

The frog tadpoles have all metamorphosed

and on Friday evening just gone we watched

several them leave the pond for the first time.

Pond Project #1 - 22/6/2013

Alot of small pond life active 

at the minute but I've not seen the 

Backswimmer for a few weeks. 

The duck weed is abundant right now.