me new bigger pond

[difflock]

About a foot to go, fingers crossed, and how far it will drop during a druth is hard to know.

Still dithering re the outfall solution, I may simply strip the peat away, and use the underlying clay to construct a large/deep/wide channel over to the origonal pond(which then has its own outfall) this channel will in the worst case still be a "wetland" environment, even if the pond only overtops sporadically.

I also started thinning out the naturally seeded woodland, to let a bit more light in, only got Birch and Rowan, and Sally bushs aka Goat Willow hybrids.

A Log Cabin, where the blue chair is sitting, would be a long term goal, the 2nd image was taken from the chair, looking near-enough due North, but a lovely sheltery place to sit.

P.S.

I have just emerged from 3 months recuperation/winter hibernation,

as of this last 3 days, I feel like a new man!

But I  definately feel like an old stiff man in the evenings!

Anyway 40 brown trout put in on Tuesday, and a few images from this morning.

 

Edited March 5, 2020 by difflock

[Khriss]

Lovely ?  K

[gary112]

11 minutes ago, difflock said:

About a foot to go, fingers crossed, and how far it will drop during a druth is hard to know.

Still dithering re the outfall solution, I may simply strip the peat away, and use the underlying clay to construct a large/deep/wide channel over to the origonal pond(which then has its own outfall) this channel will in the worst case still be a "wetland" environment, even if the pond only overtops sporadically.

I also started thinning out the naturally seeded woodland, to let a bit more light in, only got Birch and Rowan, and Sally bushs aka Goat Willow hybrids.

A Log Cabin, where the blue chair is sitting, would be a long term goal, the 2nd image was taken from the chair, looking near-enough due North, but a lovely sheltery place to sit.

P.S.

I have just emerged from 3 months recuperation/winter hibernation,

as of this last 3 days, I feel like a new man!

But I  definately feel like an old stiff man in the evenings!

Anyway 40 brown trout put in on Tuesday, and a few images from this morning.

 

Looks great?

[nepia]

It really is some pond that; more like Lough Marcus.

[Matthew Storrs]

1 minute ago, nepia said:

It really is some pond that; more like Lough Marcus.

Lock diff lock perhaps.

[Khriss]

....it's rather desperate for a Witches ducking stool tho'  ? k

[MattyF]

Looks great , how long did it take and what equipment did you use to create ?
I will be putting in planning for one one soon so just a few hints would help.

[difflock]

3 hours ago, nepia said:

It really is some pond that; more like Lough Marcus.

Sigh, I suffered from small pond syndrome last night up at the gun club.

There was some chat about catching trout, so I quipped I got my own private trout fishery.

Then the bloke sitting beside me showed me the 1.5 acre grant aided pond complete with island and rather nice bridge that his retired farmer father had constructed next to the rather attractive brand new fuck-off lovely big retirement dwelling.

Sigh.

[Matthew Storrs]

36 minutes ago, difflock said:

Sigh, I suffered from small pond syndrome last night up at the gun club.

There was some chat about catching trout, so I quipped I got my own private trout fishery.

Then the bloke sitting beside me showed me the 1.5 acre grant aided pond complete with island and rather nice bridge that his retired farmer father had constructed next to the rather attractive brand new fuck-off lovely big retirement dwelling.

Sigh.

It’s hard work keeping up with the joneses isn’t it ?.

[difflock]

20 hours ago, MattyF said:

Looks great , how long did it take and what equipment did you use to create ?
I will be putting in planning for one one soon so just a few hints would help.

Too fornicatingly long, the fornicated about wi a billdozer in the rain and only made a hash, then had to bring in a digger as well, it was so bad I cut my losses and reduced the size of the pond by 33%, it was meant to be 20m by 30m but is now 20m square(ish)

And they were there a wheen o hours then went somewhere else,  and came back days later, then a burst pipe, then more rain etc etc, etc etc.

So I might now dig a 3rd pond in the gap between me other 2 ponds?

P.S.

The frogs were also fornicating today in the origonal small pond, which is nicely fringed with rushs for privacy. 

Edited March 6, 2020 by difflock