Yesterday saw the pond at New Ferry Butterfly Park repaired, replanted and restored. Here are some photos of all the hard work...
Installing the dipping edge and getting it properly flat, and cementing it in place. This is better than it has ever been!
Cleaning up - pond water is mucky, smelly stuff...
Putting some oxygenating plants back in, for the creatures in the water
- including many newts...
Our very best thanks and lots of appreciation to Scottish Power for their tremendous work.
Also thanks to Ian Jones for arranging the day. And Tim, Howard, Steve Y and Steve L for working alongside the volunteers, advising them - and making sure there was plenty of tea on offer!
The Fire and Rescue came at 4.30 p.m. to fill the pond, decided to do it straight away, got called to an emergency, and came back an hour later to finish! Thank you very much Merseyside Fire and Rescue, and Steve Niblock for arranging their help.
The fire engines arrive...
The water goes in...
A full pond...
All quiet - time for the pond creatures to recover...
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