Project Day

Thanks to all the volunteers that have come to help. Here's two hard at work building a new path.

Project Day - Busy children

It's project day and the children are helping out by making hedgehog crafts.

What happens on a project day?

So what happened on the recent work day - Friday 11th October?

Well I wasn't there, but I have spoken to someone who was, and have been up to take a few photos of the work. So if you are one of the great army of helpers who are wondering about whether to come and help, then hopefully this gives you a flavour of the kind of things we get up to.

Please do lend a hand - the more the merrier, and no prior skills required. I can honestly say that it has been really satisfying seeing the pond area develop over the last couple of years.

This day was the exception being on a weekday. Most of the time we meet on Sunday mornings, and you can see the date of future project days on the front page of this blog.


This is what happened...

Safety side bars added to the dipping platform - so the teachers don't get tempted to nudge one over the edge.

Piles of pond weed dragged out of the pond. Left on the banks to allow bugs to crawl back into the water.

 

Wildflower meadow strimmed for winter, and pallet 'table' added for kids to use to work on.

Great set of steps added at the far end of the pond, so kids can safely get down to the water's edge. (the benches in the background were built on a previous work day)

Mini beast area created under the trees. Logs, rocks and bricks for bugs to hide in and under.

Fruit trees pruned, to allow for a future path beneath the branches.

Next Project Day

It will be a hive of activity up at the pond this Friday (11th October). Work is being done in various parts of the pond area and we hope some of the pupils will be able to help too.

Keep your eyes out for pictures and further updates on Friday.

Morning sun

Lovely morning up at the pond. Let's hope the weather stays good for butterfly border making on Friday.

Sausage Sizzle

Thanks to all the people who came to the pond on Sausage Sizzle day. I hope you got a good idea of what the pond is all about an how much enjoyment the kids at school get from it.

Thanks also to the kids who helped plant the bulbs. It made the job so much easy to do!

Pond Update

1st September

We've spent a morning clearing plants from the meadow and tidying around the bark chip paths.
Plants have grown and the pond looks like it's been there for years.

Fruits of our labour

We have a bumper crop of Apples and Plums up at the pond this year. A sure sign of a good, warm summer.

The Dedicated Pond Team

It may be raining, it's certainly windy but the hardy bunch of Pond developers are hard at work.

Laying bark chippings for underfoot

 

Clearing pond weed ready for pond dipping

Snow

January is almost over but snow still lays thick on the ground. There's a sense of peace and tranquillity up there today.

It's winter

26 January 2013

It's winter. The pond has frozen over an all looks calm and serene.

The Bug Hotel in Winter

It's winter, the snow has been here for a while. Hopefully the bugs will return on mass in the spring.