Week 49: One Year Pond Study: Bird Study – Moor Hens

We have two resident Moorhens, who have been there each time we have visited the pond this year.  We have never seen them fly, they are there regardless of the times we go (night-time, early morning etc), they have nested and reared their young and are basically a permanent fixture at our pond. Moorhens are…

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One Year Pond Study: Week 47 – A Quick Visit and a Surprise

Here is our pond this week: Spring is finally peeking around the corner and the trees are responding afresh with buds for a new season.  It lifts one's spirits and I am so glad we have the different seasons to enjoy anew. This particular pond visit was a very quick one, crammed in on our…

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One Year Pond Study: Week 44 – Winter Ash Tree Study

I'm really enjoying these last visits to the pond.  Looking back over the year, especially over the seasonal activities we have done, it is satisfying to have a visual record of the changes that have occurred.  This post is a quick photo collage looking back on all four seasons of the Ash tree: I can…

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One Year Pond Study: Week 41 – Ponding with Young Children

Not much has changed since last week, and as we have had Gary's parents staying with us, we haven't had the opportunity for a full study.  I thought instead I would look back over the past ten months and reflect on those things that have worked to encourage the younger two to pond along side us.…

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One Year Pond Study: Week 33 – Update on the Works at the Pond

This week at our pond: Much is changing at the pond and I am struggling to keep up!  Autumn is well and truly here, with the leaves falling off the trees, the water level rising considerably and the return of the many, many seagulls.  This could have potentially been the best season for pond study,…

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One Year Pond Study Week 32: New Visitors of the Non-Feathered Kind

Our pond this week: Our pond posts have been conspicuous only by there absence recently for which there has been a reason.  A couple of weeks ago we had a nasty (for Britain) storm and since then we have had new visitors at the pond: Although at first we thought it was to do with…

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