The ponds here at Forda have been fishing really well throughout the season, and fishing lessons have been very popular. This picture was taken last week and shows coach (Colin) and pupil (Abbie) with a lovely 12lb carp.
The new pond is coming along a treat too, and the new grass is growing nicely (despite the lack of rain!) Now we just need it to fill up before we stock it this winter.
Our first brood of ducklings arrived shortly after the goslings, and thanks to Mrs. Duck's best efforts, four of them made it through the dangerous early days, and are now thriving!
Their antics are quite comical to watch, and they are already brave enough to approach humans for food - all under the watchful eye of Mum!
As did our new drainage ditch and wider path at top pond....
Thankfully, the glorious Cornish sunshine ensured that the ground didn't stay muddy for long!
Just a few finishing touches, and we're almost done! The diggers have almost finished here, but our hard work will continue! Whilst we will need to allow the new pond to settle for a while before we can actually fill it, there is plenty of sowing and planting to be done in the meantime!
So the digging continued in earnest despite the freezing weather (don't be fooled by the blue sky - it was cold!) but Gillian was on hand with jugs full of steaming hot soup to keep the wheels moving!
It was worth all of the effort in the end, and we could finally see how our new pond was going to look........
Preparations for our new pond went ahead as planned in January, and many chilly days were spent clearing the scrub land, chopping down trees and lighting huge bonfires (which not only got rid of the waste, but went a fair way to ensuring that we didn't freeze!)
Eventually, we managed to transform the area from this........
to this.........!!!!!!!
The next step was for the diggers to arrive - more on this to follow very soon!
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