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Trap Grounds, Oxford24 Aug 2013
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Since our last visit the Kingfisher bank shuttering has been backfilled with earth...

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... and an attractive pond excavated by digger.

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The sides of the pond are however a bit regular and steep ...

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... so we're helping the Friends in landscaping the pond's perimeter.

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We start digging a shallow bay at the north end of the pond.

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Elsewhere on the site two intrepid volunteers disappear into the undergrowth ...

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... in order to clear the stream that feeds the main lake.

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The stream has become clogged with silt and sticks and needs dredging ...

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... using long-handled forks called cromes.

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Back at the pond the landscaping continues.

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There's a lot of heavy clay to shift ...

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... but the pond's edges are gradually transformed ...

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.. the sides of the pond are now terraced ...

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... and once the water level has risen, the north end will have a shallow inlet ...

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... and a perch, with space for several Kingfishers.