Roberts Frog

Lol Walnut, made me smile.

 

fantastic, I'd love a pond(just for the frogs and orniments) but have quickly ran out of garden space.

 

capney, you obviously have a great garden for wildlife:gnthb:....More shots please

 

Jo you don't need much space for a wildlife pond one I had was a cut off 45gall drumcut off to 18"high sunk in the ground to ground level small stones placed round it,in no time at all the frogs took over birds used to drink out of it even dragon flies used to visit,it was a veritable wildlife haven.

 

Would I need a pump or fountain or will they be happy with just water? You two have my mind going now for a good spot and where to get a big enough pucket from Are we talking huge bucket/container?

 

No Jo you don't need a pump or fountain,you can get large buckets from Wickes usually they have rope handles (which you can take off) they soon lose their bright colour when algae grows over them.

 

I'm off to Wickes this weekend to have a look see. would love to have a few frogs in the garden. need all the help I can get with the slug population.

 

Thanks for that will get that one done in spring :thumb:

 

Just taken a couple of pictures of my pond..
The main reason I installed a pond was because the land is the lowest around here and it used to flood easy with a downpour. It acts like a sump and gets refreshed quite often.
When I built the conservatory the slabs at the base of the windows actully covers the far end of the pond and seems to be appreciated by the wildlife as a sun shelter. Can often find a frog or two under there.
I usually remove some sludge from the bottom every year but never all of it.
I have about 7 healthy goldies in there somewhere and frogs by the score as you know.
I usually net it for winter to keep the leaves off and protect the fish from a possible Heron attack. We were lucky one year to wake up to see a Heron on the pond, but luckily it was frozen and he could not get to the fish...
Its a bit frozen at the moment but being about 2 foot deep at the deep end the fish and frogs will be fine.
The second picture is my Yorkshire stone wall which the frogs just love. You can see several apartments available for tenants
robert

 

Caps it is important you keep a hole in the ice as gasses can build up underneath and be harmful to the fish also any frogs that hibernate in the mud although they can absorb oxygen through their skin occasinally they will supliment this with a slow trawl to the surface to top up,you can stand a pan of hot water on the ice until it melts through(don't smash it, it will damage the fish)float a ball in the hole to help keep the hole clear or drain an inch of water out leaving a air space under the ice.

 

Fantastic, It's sorted, I'm doing it

 

Quite right. thanks for the reminder, I shall attend to it this morning.
robert