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Pond
What now?
(S'OK; I'm only joking. But i will be taking this slow)
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Hi Aberdeenshire Quine,
It's looking good so far! I will be watching to see how you get on, please do keep us posted with your progress. As many know I have a bit of a passion for ponds!.....
It's just given me something else to worry about:( Is it draining?
Did you discover if it was draining or not, bad luck if you sprung a leak. Some tips here if a leak is suspected.
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Not sure what liner you are using but there looks to be some very large trees close to it? The roots of these trees will make short work of a flexible liner unfortunately??
If this is the case you may need to look at using something to prevent the roots growing through... concrete base, old bath tub in the bottom are a couple of ideas or using some old paving slabs maybe? Not the most eco-friendly of materials but might be the difference between having a pond or not having one!?....
I have a similar site which I will be digging a small wildlife pond in soon. I also have a large tree quite close so have managed to source an old bath tub someone was throwing away. I look at it as recycling!....I will put this into the ground and then lay my liner into it and overlap out of the top to create more surface area and a good size area for planting bog plants etc....
Higgy
AQ, The water could be being siphoned out of your pond by the turf around the edges. It looks, from the photo, that the edges of your pond are banked, if this is the case, the only option is to stop the turf touching the water.
Build it and they will come.
Actually I came to the conclusion that I wasn't losing water, but that the turf was drying out and shrinking away from it, so I was seeing more liner.
It's only shelved at the near end. The other sides are quite steep.
So far two plantings. Typha minimis and water crowfoot. Lots of invertebrates. I've seen various small birds splash in it, and I had a joyous moment when our red squirrel went down for a drink. And we've acquired three mallards!