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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.
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