Our New Arrivals!

A few weeks ago, we found that two Canada geese had taken quite a fancy to Forda, and decided that the island on bottom pond was the ideal place to set up home. We've patiently watched whilst Mother Goose sat on her nest, and finally been rewarded with a pair of beautiful goslings - a first for Forda!
The proud parents have led their offspring around the whole site, and are clearly taking their roles very seriously!
Just waiting for the ducklings now......

Glorious Spring!

20° C on March 25th!

With no rain or wind for weeks and glorious spring sunshine, the daffodils are looking wonderful this year.

Record Low Tide

With the moon so close, last weekend was set for record low tides. Many set off for the beach on Sunday to see what was there..... The mythical submerged forest did not materialise but it was a goldmine for mussel pickers!



This picture shows the huge expanse of sand at local Duckpool beach.

And the work goes on....

Not ones for resting on our laurels (!) we took the opportunity to make full use of the diggers whilst they were here. Our plan to widen the path around middle pond came to fruition.....

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!

Tale of the Lonesome Willow

As the fine, dry weather and sunshine continued, we decided that the time was ideal to plant and seed the island of our new pond, before the water got too deep!

Jim and Colin spent a few days toiling in the spring sunshine digging, raking, planting seeds and bulbs, and of course the weeping willow.

Now its down to Mother Nature to do her bit, before we start to think about the fun part - FISH!

Almost Done!

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!

Rallying the Troops!

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........