The New Pond in autumn

The new pond is full to overflowing and the surrounding meadow is slowly re-establishing itself.

The clay base is a mixed blessing on the one hand allowing the pond to seal itself and hold water, which was one of the greatest worries initially,while on the other hand the suspension of clay particles are proving very slow to clear.
There are definite clumps of water starwort on the margins along with some duckweed, hopefully more marginal plants will gradually be introduced naturally from nearby sources.

The spoil heap is now well integrated into the meadow with a rich mix of wild fowers and grasses.

The addition of a log pile to this corner would be an added incentive for amphibians to colonise the area and the new pond.

The first signs of life, a lesser water boatman seems to be very at home, hopefully the first of many.