Stock proof pond fence

Been a while since I had been to a Friday session at Fromebridge with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. Only a few of us today, but the task was to start on the stock proof fence that will surround the new pond.

The vegetation around the pond which we planted back in May was looking pretty impressive, especially given the drought and the exceptionally low water levels in the pond.

We took quite a while to get going, mainly by measuring exactly where the end posts would go on the first run.

We need to allow 3.5 to 4m for a tractor to pass between the drainage ditch and the pond, so there were quite a few adjustments before we settled on the final positions.

We also needed to account for a slight change in direction on one of the sections.

By break however, we already had quite a few posts in the ground, and we finished the first section before lunch.

The day was getting hotter, but there was a cooling breeze across the reserve which made it not too bad, even though the post ramming was hard work.

When we left site around 2pm, we had completed 18 posts, so a very good start, which will be continued over the next few weeks.