"kenty" wrote in message
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I want to create a wildlife pond like in the link below
http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/2000_1...tcm3-23191.jpg

I am put off because i have a 5 & 3 year old.They would also love a
shallow wildlife pond,i dont think a shallow pond with long pebbled
beaches would trouble them.I know kids can drown in inches of water. i
know you also need a deeper centre ,i was going to go 18 inch
deepest.Should i wait till they are older , i could erect a cheap fence
around the pond.My daughters school has done this,but they have more
space.I am trying to talk myself into doing the pond ,but dont want to be
constantly worried for them everytime they pop into the garden.Have any of
you combined pond & kids or is this a leathal combination best left alone
until the kids have grown up.What is a safe age ?
Thanks Keith


My suggestion is to build the pond you want in terms of shape, depth etc and
fill it with cobbles and rocks amongst which you can have the odd water
feature. At a future date you can start to remove the odd cobbles etc etc.