"Gib" wrote in message
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"Rez" wrote in message
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Hello there,
I'm on the verge of setting up a pond, and have few concerns regarding
protection of the pond. My original intention was to have a simple
wildlife
pond, but have since decided to stock some fish of some description. My
problem/worry is the predatory subject. I do not want mesh/screen
covering
the sface, but I live in a very rural part of suffolk where aside from
several cats there is also a risk from Herons, possibly kingfishers & a
multitude of other creatures that may fancy a nibble from the pond.
I've read about cords & such to stop wading birds, but is there any way
of
protecting the pond from such things without making it too much
un-natural
looking? Any ideas or experiences greatly appreciated.
TIA
Rez

I've heard that a heron decoy will keep other herons away for a while, or
a
fake fox.
A net is as close to a sure thing as you're going to get. And if your
pond
isn't too big, it only takes a few minutes to take it off if you're going
to
be spending the day in they yard. I didn't want to do it, but my favorite
koi became a meal, and I will not let that happen again.

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"Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane."
- H.P. Lovecraft

I've seen those heron decoys in garden centers, but never seen fox decoys, I
will have to look out for them. A friend of mine gave me an owl statue for
the garden & says that maybe it will help when I get the pond set up. So far
it seems to be keeping the birds from the garden, which isn't what I wanted,
so I doubt that will stay there
For the size of my garden, the biggest I can go for a pond is 287 x 185 x 61
cm with a capacity of 1725 litres (I think). I think this may be a bit too
big to be taking nets off & putting them back on etc.
Thanks for your advice, all noted & appreciated.




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