In article , Brian Watson
writes
Which gets me thinking more seriously, what are the chances of fencing off
the area with the pond/s in and fitting a self-closing childproof lock to
the one and only gate entrance?

Some friends of ours have one to keep the grandchildren out of the pond.
It looks a bit like a fancy version of those things you see at road
works. Uprights on heavy plinths joined together by removable mesh bits.
Looks quite attractive, actually.
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Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
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