Conservation

kevtherev

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• May 28, 2026

• #1

Just a thought about a dedicated conservation thread on here.
Lot of work landowners do goes unnoticed and at their cost.
So maybe put pictures of anything you have done over the years to help wildlife or deer etc in general.
Might only be something as simple as leaving a big field margin or planting wildflowers.
Here’s a pond I did about 4 years ago now getting well established and full of wildlife and waterfowl.

 

kevtherev

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• May 28, 2026

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Bo Diddley

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• May 28, 2026

• #3

Ah... that explains the "I dig holes and fill them in" pretty handy on an excavator by the looks of it. Excellent.

 

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jall55

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• May 28, 2026

• #4

kevtherev said:

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Brilliant that is

 

Bo Diddley

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• May 28, 2026

• #5

Nice bit of weed growth, hopefully full of good food for the ducklings and any fishes.

 

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Mike1979

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• May 28, 2026

• #6

jall55 said:

Brilliant that is

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And no machine stuck in the middle of the pond...who would do that

 

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Mike1979

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• May 28, 2026

• #7

Does keeping a shed load of bees count?

 

VSS

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• May 28, 2026

• #8

Mike1979 said:

Does keeping a shed load of bees count?

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I'd keep them in hives if I was you.

 

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Mike1979

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• May 28, 2026

• #9

VSS said:

I'd keep them in hives if I was you.

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Good call Tim. They only tend to bee in the shed when they decide to swarm

 

Klenchblaize

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• May 28, 2026

• #10

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Should be a lot more of these appearing on or adjacent farmland as the need for Summer irrigation ramps up. That said are there Planning considerations to be complied with?

I'm indful mini reservoirs are fed by rainwater so what goes into one may negatively impact adjacnt ground water levels.

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jall55

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• May 28, 2026

• #11

Klenchblaize said:

Should be a lot more of these appearing on or adjacent farmland as the need for Summer irrigation ramps up. That said are there Planning considerations to be complied with?

I'm indful mini reservoirs are fed by rainwater so what goes into one may negatively impact adjacnt ground water levels.

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Not really Klenchi as these act as reservoirs themselves - and catch and slowly release water that would normally just run off

 

kevtherev

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• May 28, 2026

• #12

Klenchblaize said:

Should be a lot more of these appearing on or adjacent farmland as the need for Summer irrigation ramps up. That said are there Planning considerations to be complied with?

I'm indful mini reservoirs are fed by rainwater so what goes into one may negatively impact adjacnt ground water levels.

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Shouldn’t affect groundwater levels as they merely act as reservoirs releasing water quietly.
No planning needed if under certain size
(Large lakes come under the reservoir act)
We’ve restored many over the years too and drained filled in a lot as well !