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Fromebridge Pond

Creation of a vegetation bank around a newly dug pond on the Fromebridge Reserve

Tall young plants growing on the bank of a pond

Last plants in the pond

Fri 2nd May '25Sat 3rd May '25

The final day for the pond planting project at the Fromebridge reserve with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. It’s taken most of April,...

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People standing by the bank of a pond digging plants

Planting a small island

Wed 30th Apr '25Sat 3rd May '25

The pond planting task with Stroud Valleys Project at Fromebridge is coming to an end this week. A huge number of people...

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A pond with an island in the middle and several newly planted plants under the waterline

Planting more pond shelf

Fri 25th Apr '25Sat 3rd May '25

The pond planting continued at Fromebridge reserve, where we want to get as many saved plants as possible from the canal into...

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A large pond with people standing on the bank planting

Filling up the pond shelf

Wed 23rd Apr '25Sat 3rd May '25

Returned again to the pond at Fromebridge with Stroud Valleys Project to continue planting vegetation on the under water shelf. Ruth wasn’t...

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A large pond in a field with two mud islands in the middle and planted vegetation near the water edge

Creating a pond riparian

Wed 16th Apr '25Sat 3rd May '25

After a glorious few weeks weather-wise at Fromebridge, a wake up call this morning with a bitter cold wind blowing across the...

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A man holding a spade, standing in a pond and preparing to dig vegetation

Planting out the pond

Fri 4th Apr '25Sat 3rd May '25

Plenty of work still with the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust to get the new pond at Fromebridge into a suitable habitat for water...

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A large pond in a field with vegetation in the foreground and construction equipment in the background

Heras the bank

Wed 2nd Apr '25Sat 3rd May '25

It’s been months since I went out with the Stroud Valleys Project Wednesday team, and today was a perfectly sunny day to...

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Annual Reflections

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