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Pond bridges for water
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Building pond bridges
Get ready. Encourage wildlife into your pond environment this season.
A pond attracts a wide variety of wildlife and the attraction can be
made even greater by paying attention to a few approaches of design
and layout.
In nature diversity is enormous. You find that certain animals prefer
shallow areas, others stony areas and still others wooded sections.
Many insects prefer riffling running waters over a clean bed of
gravel.
Animals need access to and exit from water at times - such as the frog
or toad. Birds need shallow water in which to bathe and drink without
fear of drowning.
With these thoughts in mind create the following:
a) A wooden bridge over a section of your pond using a tree stump, you
will find irds will perch here as also will dragonflies. Beware
however the birds which prey on fish so do not make it too easy.
b) A very shallow inclined section allowing for animals to literally
climb into and out of the water using pebbles to creat a beach effect.
Wood in the form of a branch can also substitute here. Plants growing
around
the margins also assist.
c) Another way to bridge an outlet for wildlife is to place
stones/pebbles between planting baskets at the edge of the pond. In
this way the steep sides of the planting baskets or pots can be
mounted. Flat slate inclined gently is a very good way of creating
such a bridge.
d) If you have a waterfall/stream section place a boulder in the
middle to create a resting place for birds and also to add character
to the flow of water.
e) A range of pond plants including those with wide floating leaves
will attract birds and frogs in particular. Submerged plants allow
insects to breed and hide from predators. |
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