New pond

Well, the new pond is coming along nicely and despite the fact it has only been in place about two weeks, I came home today to find about five mating couples of red damselflies on it!

The new pond is here: www.cobbybrook.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/pond.jpg

And a pic of the damselflies is here (WARNING - this image is of a graphic nature and may offend some viewers ) : www.cobbybrook.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/damselfly.jpg

 

Alas no, not yet. One day, perhaps...

 

Cobbybrook

Wow!!!! Love your pond!!!! And it looks like its been there much longer than 2 weeks!!!! The water looks lovely and clear - and is that Fairy Moss???

Please post more picture throughout the season - and, of course, let us know when your first Frogs take up residence.....

 

Thanks Honey Bee!

First frog has already moved in! He is only tiny and rather shy, but I'll try to catch him 'on film'. We also noticed a fat toad lurking in the shallows the other evening. I can't believe how quickly wildlife find a new patch of water. The lily was moved from a smaller pond where it was a little cramped and already it is throwing out new lily pads and stretching its legs. Unfortunately it also brought with it the duck weed and traces of blanket weed, so I'll have to keep an eye on that.

Whilst moving the lily I noticed that we have one or two leeches in the smaller pond - is this a good or a bad thing? I've no idea how they got there, as the pond is raised and quite enclosed.

 

OK - the little frog stayed still just long enough for a quick portrait:

www.cobbybrook.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/littlefrog.jpg

And here's a close up of one of those damselflies; I think this is a male:

www.cobbybrook.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/damsel.jpg

 

Must be something in the water...

 

Eldest Son loves your Frog!!!! (so do I!!) And I am soooooooooooo jealous of your Toad!!! We love toads, but haven't got any - yet!!!! We do have two frogs and a small goldfish. We are having our garden "done" at the moment, and a much bigger pond is going to replace the little one, so, hopefully, lots more Frogs, and mega hopefully, Newts and Toads!!!!! (I don't understand why people hate Toads??????) - but, whilst digging the flowerbed yesterday, I did come across a small poop - so we may have a Hedgie too!!!!!!

 

Hi Honey Bee

This latest pond is pond number 4 in our garden! The first two were very small and eventually left to become small bog/swamp areas and I built a little bridge to cross over this area. Pond number 3 was bigger, but I rapidly realised that it wasn't big enough! This pond still exists (this is where the lily was 'liberated' from) and pond number 4 now measures about 5 foot square and 2 foot deep in one area. This bigger pond is already proving to be a real magnet for wildlife. And, of course, our lily gets to stretch its legs a little! Good luck with your new additions, the garden will be all the better for them!