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Cricketers Pond Photo Diary



Cricketers Pond Photo Diary
 Location: Hertfordshire


October 2005: View towards north bank showing the willow leaning over the pond, now removed.
October 2005: View towards north bank...


 January 10th 2006: View along east bank towards the north. The site of the removed willow is top left of the picture. In the foreground is the cover of the derelict gabion trap that formerly filtered the road run-off into the pond.
January 10th 2006: View along east...


 January 10th 2006: view along east bank looking south towards 'The Cricketers'.
January 10th 2006: view along east...
January 11th 2006: looking north. Setting up. Safety fence and work compound in place.
January 11th 2006: looking north....


 January 12th 2006: excavation of east bank started.
January 12th 2006: excavation of east...


 January 12th 2006: coir rolls and reed mats delivered, stored on south bank.
January 12th 2006: coir rolls and...
January 16th 2006: gravel filtration bed in place in southeast corner. Reed mats will be put on top of this. The water inlet pipe will be buried along the line of the old wooden structure to the right.
January 16th 2006: gravel filtration bed...


 January 16th 2006: excavation of east bank almost completed. Coir rolls will form the edge of the terrace, held in place by wooden stakes.
January 16th 2006: excavation of east...


 January 17th 2006: finishing the terrace edge on the east bank.
January 17th 2006: finishing the terrace...
January 18th 2006: North edge of pond formed with coir rolls held in place with stakes and backed by reed mats.
January 18th 2006: North edge of...


 January 20th 2006: water pipe outlet into gravel bed, northwest corner.
January 20th 2006: water pipe outlet...


 January 20th 2006: spreading topsoil on top terrace, east bank and finishing pond edge, northeast corner. North and east edges formed by coir rolls held in place by wooden stakes.
January 20th 2006: spreading topsoil on...


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