The Meadows Pond in March

The Pond has its usual collection of debris and litter (pallets, chairs and fencing), but while the water level has dropped slightly in the last few weeks the plant and animal life seem to be doing well.
We have masses of frog spawn at various stages of development, none too advanced.
This edge of the pond which holds most of the plant growth (water starwort mainly) is where the frogs have deposited the frog spawn, and although some is now high and dry most of it will hopefully develop successfully.
After half an hour spent clearing the rubbish the pond looks good again.
As the trees come into leaf the lack of light will be a problem again, the promised tree clearance wasn't possible last year but hopefully next autumn it will happen.
Work planned for 'The Meadows' this summer with the addition of a new pond, one of several planned for Derby as part of Derby Wild Week, should encourage wildlife especially it is hoped the spread of amphibians in the area.