Grant given to help restore pond
The major work by contractors will start in a few weeks; meanwhile, our eager volunteers can hardly wait to get cracking on this exciting project.
Work to clear small trees from the little island begins soon - we will reach it by means of a two-man dinghy in relays, which promises to be a lot of fun as well as being useful work. Though the water level has dropped, this has been such an exceptionally wet year that the pond, normally dry by now, is still half-full.
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Hide AdWe’ll also clear the brambles and dense undergrowth surrounding the pond - which actually lies just behind the group in the photograph.
When completed, overhanging branches will have been removed, the pond will have been dredged, there will be a dipping platform, a fence and two benches.
In short, it will become a thriving wildlife pond instead of an overgrown eyesore.