New pond - size and location help please

I am right next door then! Your plan sounds lovely, and the pond looks big enough to attract wildlife, as well as being ideal to just sit and enjoy the garden. The little bridge is a great idea to separate your private sitting area. Can't wait to see your photos in spring and summer, when you have got more done. It's really taking shape.

 

Aaaah I'd love some massive slate slabs! I have looked around at every quarry I know of and access seems to be the main issue. Some of them are disused and have a lot of good rock lying about that wouldn't be missed as well.

Yes, I think I will tuck the liner under soil and get things growing to hide the edges and soften it all.

And agree with above, I think it's best not to put slate on top of the sandstone. I'll give it some thought.

 

Coming along nicely there Dan

 

It's coming together . Looking forward to more pics and updates.

 

The bridge has begun! I need to cut and store the slats indoors for a while as the wood seems damp and I'm going to paint it all.

Any suggestions for year round plants I can put around the edges? Things that will grow to 12 inches or so. They'll border lawn and rockery. Sedums might work, though overflow might make it a bit damp for them

 

Cheers. This is the area of soil at the edge I'm talking about.

The bridge is slowly being assembled whenever i get spare half hours. The corner posts need dug and concreted in next.

 

Dug the holes for the corner posts today and bolted them on. Every hole seemed to have a layer of concrete 6 inches down which made the task interesting!

Just can't wait to put some plants in but it'll be a couple of months yet!

 

It looks terrific. It's a great size and shape in the garden, and the bridge is lovely, especially leading to the small area at the far side. Looking forward already to the next stage. Well done!

 

The baby swing strongly suggests you have a toddler. Be very careful with toddlers and ponds; this cannot be stressed enough. My friends successfully put stiff metal mesh over their pond when their children were small. Then they removed it a few years later when the children were bigger. We waited until our children were past the toddler stage before making a pond.

 

The access points to the pond are going to be surrounded by a mesh fence. I'm not of the parenting style of avoid all hazards. I can't imagine a pond covered with steel mesh being any use for plants and so on hence the 4ft mesh fence plan instead.