The hilltop pond has re-appeared after a dry autumn.
Hopefully some passing frogs may happen upon it and lay some frogspawn to restart our amphibian population.
Frogspawn appeared in 2014 and this guy was hopping around in the welcome area in November 2016.
To encourage more aquatic plant life we need to keep cutting back the overhanging vegetation to let more light in, but the fact that the pond dries up every summer inhibits the development of a rich aquatic flora and fauna.
The re-inforced dam built by Jim Godden at the north end of the pond has helped to retain more water so maybe things will develop.
We have attempted to introduce marsh marigolds and yellow flag iris.
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