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Cricket: Velia (probably caprai)2011-01-17T10:40:02+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/big-pond-thaw-3/2011-01-16T14:11:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/rivers-are-as-important-as-elton-johns-baby-boy/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/the-week-january-2011.jpgThe Week January 2011Click to enlarge2011-01-14T12:36:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/icy-pond-debate-hots-up/2011-01-12T22:14:18+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/icy-pond-amphibian-mortalities/2011-01-10T14:53:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/heres-one-the-telegraph-developed-for-themselves/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/telegraph5jan1.jpgtelegraph5janFrom the Daily Telegraph 6 Jan 20102011-01-06T20:19:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/oops-telegraph-swallows-the-bait-hook-line-and-stinker/2011-01-06T14:54:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/04/letter-on-river-quality-in-todays-times/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/lettertothetimes4jan2011.gifLetterToTheTimes4Jan20112011-01-05T10:08:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/are-rivers-really-at-their-best-for-over-a-century/2011-01-04T20:05:38+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/more-comment-on-the-environment-agencys-end-of-year-rivers-press-release/2011-01-01T19:47:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/oh-dear-the-worst-mortality-so-far/2011-01-05T15:16:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/snow-sweeping-did-it-work-see-comment-from-daffy/2011-01-01T09:50:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/30/after-the-snow-and-ice/2010-12-30T11:51:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/milk-a-dangerous-substance/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/milk-bottle.jpgMilk bottle2010-12-29T09:37:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/a-hidden-impact-on-water/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/tiledrainssuffolk-copy.jpgTileDrainsSuffolk – CopyA pile of tile drains dug up from fields in Sussex2010-12-17T08:51:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/peter-a-man-after-my-own-heart/2010-12-19T23:54:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/on-the-second-day-of-christmas/2010-12-15T08:52:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/man-snaps-snake-snapping-up-frog/2010-12-14T11:38:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/this-caught-my-eye-from-oxfordshire/2010-12-13T22:31:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/is-this-the-worlds-biggest-group-of-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/prairiepotholeregionmap300.jpgPrairiePotholeRegionMap300The Prairie Pothole Region - you can get an idea of the scale from the size of Hudson Bay in the top right corner!2010-12-16T01:07:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/breckland-the-new-forest-of-the-east/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/pingo-2.jpgPingo-2The wonderful pingo ponds of Breckland rival the best that the New Forest can offer. These are places where you can see what ponds should really be like when protected from pollution.2010-12-11T20:39:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/if-youre-interested-in-water-and-farming-this-is-worth-a-read/2010-12-09T14:35:57+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/river-thames-catchment-length-of-river-in-good-biological-condition-lower-than-in-1995/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/chemicalwaterquality.gifChemicalWaterQualityGraph 1: Percentage of rivers in the Thames area were in Good condition between 1990 and 2010.2010-12-06T22:02:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/latest-freezing-frog-science/2010-12-06T07:09:40+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/a-truly-amazing-creature-the-giant-pond-skater/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/ggigasme-copy.jpgGgigas&me – CopyJohn SPence holding a live Gigantometra gigas in Jianfengling National Forest Park2010-12-06T07:47:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/oxygen-starts-to-recover/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/4thdec2010snowcover.gif4thDec2010SnowCoverOxygen levels in the New and Old Ponds: date and time on the horizontal axis; oxygen concentration in milligrammes of oxygen in each litre of water on the vertical axis2010-12-04T21:25:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/as-the-freeze-continues/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/newpond4dec2010-copy.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe snow has melted - now you can see the rather ugly looking butyl again - but I remind myself this is a sign that there's not a lot of nutrients in the pond because things haven't grown very fast to cover it. But t would be good to make it look nicer!2010-12-04T22:56:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/what-wikileaks-didnt-mention/2010-12-04T09:14:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/we-love-lakes-too/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/beckylake.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2010-12-04T09:00:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/i-play-second-fiddle-to-a-bowl-of-custard/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/custardandpondskater.gifCustardAnd’PondSkater’Don't ask!2010-12-03T15:08:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/02/extreme-pond-dipping/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/extremeponddipping.jpgSONY DSC2010-12-02T18:34:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/oxygen-dropping-in-the-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/dissolvedoxygen1dec2010.gifDissolvedOxygen1Dec2010Oxygen levels in my garden ponds since the beginning of September: levels have suddenly dropped in the New Pond following the covering of snow2010-12-01T21:30:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/who-audits-the-auditors/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/auditcommissioncatchment.gifAUDITCOMMISSIONCATCHMENTA picture of the water environment, form which at least half of the water is missing2010-12-01T09:15:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/oh-dear-the-first-frozen-frogs/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/normasmithfrozenfrogsnov2010.jpgNormaSmithFrozenFrogsNov2010The frogs were found dead beneath the ice of an Oxford garden pond2010-12-03T17:59:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/if-you-like-pond-skaters/2010-11-29T21:37:53+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/10-interesting-things-about-pond-skaters/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/gigantometralowres.gifGigantometraLowResThe Giant Pondskater in Vietnam (Gigantometra gigas)2010-12-02T06:30:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/lakes-warm-up-but-what-about-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/windermere.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA well-known lake2010-11-28T20:00:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/gms-and-water/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/69600_resized_herbicide_tolerant_soya.jpg69600_resized_herbicide_tolerant_soya2010-11-28T09:32:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/garden-pond-guru/2010-11-28T08:52:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/snow-watch-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/screenhunter_02-nov-27-21-26.gifScreenHunter_02 Nov. 27 21.262010-11-27T21:47:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/ice-on-the-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/oxygennovember27nov2010.gifOxygenNovember27Nov2010The green bars show the oxygen levels in the New Pond over the last month or so, compared with today - the first measurement under the ice. With clear water and a bit of underwater plant growth, levels seem to be holding up. On the other hand, the red bars of the Old Pond show that levels were already low earlier in the autumn - presumably because of the duckweed cover - and now under the ice, levels are getting very low indeed.2010-11-29T13:46:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/er/2010-11-27T11:25:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/late-dragonflies/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/common-darter-2-sp-27-sept-08sm.jpgCommon Darter 2 SP 27 Sept 08smCommon Darter by Stephen Burch2010-11-27T10:17:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/dog-ponds-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/dogpondstridingedge.jpgDogPondStridingEdge2010-11-26T21:51:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/wildlife-of-a-garden-by-jennifer-owen/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/wildlifeofagarden.jpgwildlifeofagarden2010-11-26T13:42:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/iiiiiiiiiiittttttttssss-snow-time/2010-11-25T14:31:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/flooding-in-the-news/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/floodpicturelostwithiel.jpgFloodPictureLostwithielThis picture was taken by Adam Gerrard of SWNS.COM - Small World News Service2010-11-25T08:57:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/economical-with-the-actualite/2010-11-19T21:48:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/threatened-fish-gets-a-new-home/2010-11-22T20:58:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/make-mine-a-tasty-great-crested-newt/2011-01-05T17:14:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/killer-kingfishers/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/kingfishers_036_copy.jpgkingfishers_036_copyKiller Kingfisher2010-11-18T10:00:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/13/kingfishers-are-they-getting-commoner-or-rarer/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/kingfishergraph.gifKingfisherGraphThe graph shows the average January temperature in Oxford for 5 year periods compared to the population index for Kingfishers. The temperature pattern matches pretty well with the number of Kingfishers2010-11-13T20:47:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/an-evening-with-the-minister/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/blueprintlaunch.jpgBlueprintLaunchSpeeches at the launch of the Blueprint for Water campaign. Left to right: Mike Clarke of RSPB, Richard Benyon (Minister with responsibility for water and wildlife in Defra), Martin Hopwood (Lib Dem MP who hosted the meeting)2010-11-10T20:29:02+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/can-we-stop-pollution-with-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/p1080849copy.jpgP1080849CopyA newly constructed pond for intercepting pollutants from farmland2010-11-10T19:28:34+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/11/07/can-it-be-true-that-rivers-in-wales-are-at-their-healthiest-for-over-a-century/2010-11-18T09:49:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/carlisle-tarn-a-natural-pond-in-the-lake-district/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/carlisle-tarn-below-skiddaw-oct-25-2010-copy.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACarlisle Tarn in the Lake District this week2010-10-31T07:38:49+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/apologies-for-the-delay/2010-10-30T17:52:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/19/shameless-self-promotion-3/2010-10-27T16:19:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/collecting-gas-not-creatures/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/loddingtoncollectiongases.jpgLoddingtonCollectionGasesDr Deborah Pearce of Oxford Brookes University collecting samples of methane from a pond yesterday on the Loddington estate of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust2010-10-16T07:24:20+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/are-frogs-on-the-verge-of-dying-out/2010-11-18T09:53:17+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/careful-of-those-water-plants/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/potamogetonalpinusmap.gifPotamogetonAlpinusMapThe distribution of Red Pondweed: red dots show the fairly recent records; the yellow dots show where it was found in the past2010-10-18T14:07:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/more-than-just-rivers/2010-10-11T06:57:08+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/lesser-water-boatmen-on-the-wing/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/hesperocorixa-castanea.jpgHesperocorixa.castaneaChestnut lesser water boatman (Hesperocorixa castanea)2010-10-10T18:41:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/late-tadpoles/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/dsc_0055-2.jpgDSC_0055 (2)Metamorphosing tadpole from the Old Pond today: its getting on for a month later than 'normal'2010-11-10T20:31:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/are-frogs-on-the-verge-of-dying-out-in-places/2010-10-11T18:43:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/damned-duckweed/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/p1010068-copy.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe Old Pond today2011-01-31T03:10:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/its-that-leafy-time-of-year-again/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/graph.jpgGraphGraphs are not to everyone's taste but this one shows how the weight of leaves submerged in the margins of a Swedish lake - at a depth of 50 cm - overwinter decayed, and quite quickly too. Despite being the coldest time of year, the oak leaves (the upper line) dropped in weight by about 80% in one winter. 2010-10-02T21:06:39+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/water-plants-under-threat/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/starfruitmap.gifstarfruitmapStarfruit: once widespread in the south-east (yellow dots); now exceedingly rare (red dots), found in just a handful of ponds2010-09-30T08:57:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/25/the-state-of-the-old-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/oldpond25sept2010-copy.jpgOldPond25Sept2010 – CopyThe Old Pond today2010-09-25T09:51:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/breaking-news-the-lawton-review/2010-09-25T08:03:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/is-the-eel-becoming-a-thing-of-the-past/2010-10-01T09:09:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/is-the-salmon-becoming-a-thing-of-the-past/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/salmoneggs.jpgSalmonEggsSalmon eggs2010-09-21T06:56:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/20/random-misinformation/2010-09-19T20:43:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/19/how-to-make-a-really-good-wildlife-pond-an-update/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/screenhunter_01-sep-19-11-14.gifScreenHunter_01 Sep. 19 11.14The graph shows how, usually, as conductivity increases from left to right the number of species goes down. There is an interesting apparent exception.2010-10-01T14:21:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/oxygen-in-my-garden-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/screenhunter_04-sep-15-20-49.gifScreenHunter_04 Sep. 15 20.49Oxygen in the my garden ponds: date and time along the bottom (each vertical line shows midnight) and oxygen level up the side, in milligrammes of oxygen in each litre of water. Click the graph to see a larger picture.2010-09-15T20:03:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/bat-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/batpond-copy.jpgBatPond – CopyA rare site (and sight): a pond thick with underwater plants2010-09-14T06:01:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/12/jons-post-on-frogs-in-the-countryside/2010-09-13T18:38:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/and-what-about-the-killer-plants/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/clm-water-quality-editorial.jpgCLM water quality editorial2010-09-11T09:34:34+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/a-brilliant-punning-title/2010-09-11T20:50:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/killer-shrimps-claim-first-victim-rational-debate/2010-09-10T16:42:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/are-there-any-frogs-in-the-countryside/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/frogmap.gifFrogMapThe distribution of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria) - it can't just be in garden ponds!2010-09-09T22:47:20+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/an-oxygen-stressed-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/sparsholtpond.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAReady for a makeover: tap water, hard edges and a poor depth profile. We can change the first two, but maybe not the overall depth2010-09-09T21:47:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/update-on-oxygen-in-the-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/screenhunter_02-sep-09-19-49.gifScreenHunter_02 Sep. 09 19.49Oxygen in my ponds: the graph shows the milligrammes of oxygen in each litre of water. The top line (blue) is the New Pond, out in the open; the middle lne (yellow) is the shaded Katy's pond; the bottom line (purple) is the Old Pond with Lemna cover.2010-09-09T19:33:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/06/duckweed-and-oxygen/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/screenhunter_06-sep-06-19-43-jpg.gifScreenHunter_06 Sep. 06 19.43.jpgOxygen levels in my three ponds over the last few days2010-09-08T20:54:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/flattery-gets-you-everywhere/2010-09-04T11:02:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/as-tough-as-old-bulrush/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/typharecovering.jpgTyphaRecoveringBulrusg recovering in the New Pond following about 2 weeks of more-or-less complete drought during July and August, when the main shoots and leaves all died2010-09-02T16:07:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/update-on-duckweed-or-should-that-be-frogweed/2010-09-02T11:27:08+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/09/02/recovery-from-acid-rain-is-starting-slowly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/cloudsanddidcot.jpgCloudsAndDidcotMy local power station: Didcot2010-09-09T21:55:40+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/required-reading-for-river-managers/2010-08-31T09:07:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/29/frogs-spawn-in-spring-and-tadpoles-emerge-in-summer-but-not-always/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/copy-of-29august2010metamorphosoingtadpole7.jpgCopy of 29August2010MetamorphosoingTadpole7Tadpole from the Old Pond today on the point of metamorphosing2010-09-09T09:19:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/backswimmers-dont-just-eat-mosquitos-they-scare-them-off-too/2010-08-30T18:22:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/enviropig%e2%84%a2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/yorkshirepig.jpgyorkshirepig2010-08-30T08:48:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/25/i-love-the-rain/2010-08-25T18:47:58+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/questions-questions-but-sadly-not-very-good-answers-answers/2010-08-23T19:58:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/marsh-dock-progress/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/marshdock.jpgMarshDockThe Marsh Dock this morning2010-08-11T09:09:12+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/thank-you-to-the-indy/2010-08-11T09:02:38+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/a-remarkable-degree-of-chemical-variation-in-the-old-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/copy-of-dsc_0012.jpgCopy of DSC_0012The Old Pond yesterday shwoing water conducitivity values (and rather more Lemna than I'd expected to have at this stage!)2010-08-09T20:11:02+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/wee-vil-get-to-zee-truth/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/azollaatbrownmoss2001.jpgAzollaAtBrownMoss2001A typical scary picture of water fern2010-08-08T11:17:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/drought-survivors/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/copy-of-dsc_0409.jpgCopy of DSC_0409Dry as a bone, with the plants dead or dying. Surely nothing could be alive?2010-08-08T15:22:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/how-bad-is-the-drought-for-freshwater-wildlife/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/copy-of-p1010015.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWhite water lilies growing vigorously on the mud in a drying out pond2010-08-05T09:43:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/ponds-are-good-for-marsh-harriers/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/marsh_harrier_male_300_tcm9-150475_v2.jpgmarsh_harrier_male_300_tcm9-150475_v2Marsh Harrier from the RSPB website2010-08-02T20:49:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/pond-conservation-in-the-independent/2010-08-02T14:22:20+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/more-pond-wildlife-in-the-news-today/2010-07-30T17:08:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/a-message-from-the-secretary-of-state-for-the-environment/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/screenhunter_01-jul-29-22-09.gifScreenHunter_01 Jul. 29 22.092010-07-31T02:56:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/how-deep-does-your-pond-need-to-be/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/oldpondinthedrought.jpgOldPondInTheDroughtLooks awful, but the wildlife is pretty much OK in 5 cm of water2010-07-31T21:08:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/luckily-im-neither-tall-or-very-fat/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/ceratopogonid.jpgceratopogonidAn adult midge sucking up...er...blood2010-07-28T12:54:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/are-environment-groups-doing-the-governments-dirty-work/2010-07-28T08:11:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/are-large-red-damselflies-rare/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/telegraphjuly2010.jpgTelegraphJuly20102010-07-27T16:26:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/the-game-fair/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/gamefair2010new.jpggamefair2010new2010-07-25T21:21:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/million-ponds-project-in-the-news/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/mpp-logo-1.jpgLayout 12010-07-25T20:47:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/what-i-couldnt-understand-was-why-was-nobody-wearing-a-hard-hat/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/screenhunter_03-jul-24-20-16.gifScreenHunter_03 Jul. 24 20.162010-07-24T19:22:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/im-emerald-with-envy/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/794px-lestes_sponsa_female.jpg794px-Lestes_sponsa_femaleA female Common Emerald showing the typical resting position, wings spread, which gives them their alternative name of spreadwings2010-07-26T19:35:02+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/international-year-of-biodiversity-is-the-celebration-really-a-wake/2010-07-22T15:09:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/do-four-spotted-chasers-chase-off-broad-bodied-chasers/2010-07-23T11:52:39+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/22/bbc-reports-rediscovery-in-britain-of-dainty-damselfly/2010-07-22T06:45:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/cute-newts-might-they-be-on-the-way-out-too/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/baby-newts-and-damselfly_resize.jpgBaby newts and damselfly_resizeTwo Smooth Newt larvae and one Large Red Damselfly larva2010-07-21T11:36:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/19/a-very-special-plant-at-a-very-special-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/thedistinctivefruitsoflesserwaterplantain.jpgTheDistinctiveFruitsOfLesserWaterPlantainLesser Water Plantain: endangered in the UK2010-07-19T12:55:18+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/where-are-all-the-nice-ponds-gone/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/copy-of-dsc_0420.jpgCopy of DSC_0420The Fowl's Pill last week: one of the few ponds in Oxfordshire in good condition, and also one of the best ponds in the country2010-07-19T04:22:57+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/is-the-earth-really-much-younger-than-previously-thought/2010-07-13T14:01:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/the-latest-dragonfly-to-come-out-of-the-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/sympetrumexuviaeoldpondjuly2010.jpgSympetrumExuviaeOldPondJuly2010The first Common Darter to emerge from the pond this year 2010-07-13T06:01:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/11/going-going/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/newpond11july2010nearlydry.jpgNewPond11July2010NearlyDryAfter three months of dry weather my New Pond is now nearly dry. What will happen next? What will the effect be on the pond? We really don't know (which is why I'm keen to let it dry out to see what happens next).2010-07-13T20:26:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/demise-of-my-marsh-dock-but-the-plant-lives-on/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/copy-of-dsc_0394.jpgCopy of DSC_0394Marsh Dock seedling2010-07-05T19:37:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/pig-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/copy-of-dsc_0336.jpgCopy of DSC_0336The Yellow-bellied Toad is well named - this is one from the muddy pig pool2010-07-13T20:28:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/04/pigeons-polluted-rain-and-reverse-osmosis-filters/2010-08-17T16:09:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/why-am-i-getting-blanketweed/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/copy-of-dsc_0371.jpgCopy of DSC_0371Where did this come from?2010-07-02T20:33:12+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/driest-start-for-more-than-80-years/2010-06-30T20:57:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/in-answer-to-elizabeth-in-france-see-the-comments/2010-07-13T20:42:51+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/how-common-is-a-common-dragonfly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/libelluladepressamap.giflibelluladepressamapThe distribution of the Broad-bodied Chaser: each dot shows the presence of the animal in a 10 x 10 km square of the national grid2010-07-13T20:02:53+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/is-there-a-drought/2010-06-29T19:16:40+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/topping-up-problems-and-tadpoles/2010-07-30T08:26:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/is-laburnum-poisonous/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/laburnumpond.jpglaburnumpondUnderneath the spreading Laburnum tree.....2012-05-09T23:22:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/eeek-dont-believe-everything-you-read/2010-06-27T19:58:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/my-planting-philosophy-just-chuck-it-in/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/menthaandapium.jpgMenthaandApiumWater Mint, Fool's Watercress and Articulated Rush growing together (as they would naturally) in the drawdown zone of my New Pond. You can't so easily get this natural intermingling of plants from pre-potted specimens.2010-07-17T16:33:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/ponds-are-thrilling/2010-06-11T20:16:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/thank-you-springwatch/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/screenhunter_03-jun-11-20-36.gifScreenHunter_03 Jun. 11 20.362010-06-11T19:41:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/growing-an-uncommon-plant/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/copy-of-rumexpalustrisnewpond6june2010.jpgCopy of RumexPalustrisNewPond6June2010Marsh Dock (Rumex palustris) seedling2010-06-11T19:12:12+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/a-penchant-for-small-things/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/babyvelia5june2010.jpgBabyVelia5June20102010-06-10T19:46:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/tiny-marsh-dock-is-growing/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/rumexpalustris8june2010tworoots.jpgRumexPalustris8June2010TwoRootsMarsh Dock (Rumex palustris) seedling2010-06-08T09:20:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/08/equal-second-commonest-damselfly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/blue-tailedovipositing.jpgBlue-tailedOvipositingBlue-tailed Damselfly - found in a quarter of the Abingdon ponds2010-06-11T20:13:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/solar-panels-could-be-a-threat-to-aquatic-insects-new-research-shows/2010-06-07T12:40:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/small-pondweed-thats-its-name-not-just-a-description-of-its-stature/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/potamogetonberchtoldinewpond2010.jpgPotamogetonberchtoldiNewPond20102010-07-13T22:05:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/sitting-blackbird/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/babyblackbird.jpgBabyBlackbirdClick to enlarge2010-06-06T10:21:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/06/rabbits-and-tadpoles/2010-06-11T12:27:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/oh-no-they-dont/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/pyrrhosomaovipositing.jpgPyrrhosomaOvipositingLarge Red Damselflies laying eggs in the leaves of Fool's Watercress in my New Pond2010-06-09T20:56:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/let-them-dig-ponds/2010-05-31T12:24:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/practically-perfect-pinkhill/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/hydaticus-seminiger-00002.jpgHydaticus seminiger 00002Hydaticus seminiger: distinctive diving beetle, found in better quality ponds. This picture is from Biopix in Denmark - if you need good freshwater invertebrate pictures for use in publications this is a good place to start, and their charges are very reasonable2010-06-02T10:52:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/beautiful-pictures/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/copy-of-dsc_02231.jpgCopy of DSC_0223Emerging Broad-bodied Chaser leaving the Old Pond in my garden2010-05-28T09:21:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/an-interesting-river-mayfly-arrives/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/ephemeradanica.jpgEphemeraDanicaEphemera danica - The Mayfly - lying spent on the pond2010-06-17T17:26:13+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/dragonfly-emergence/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/copy-of-dsc_0223.jpgCopy of DSC_0223Broad-bodies Chaser dragonfly completng its emergence on low-growing grasses at the edge of the Old Pond2010-05-23T11:19:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/articulated-rush/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/juncusarticulatuscompressed.jpgJuncusArticulatusCompressedArticulated Rush 'planted' at the waterline in my New Pond by my usual method. Drop it into roughly the right place and see if it grows (it does)!2010-05-22T09:35:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/more-fairy-shrimps/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/chirocephalus-diaphanus-jean-francois-cart-2007-1.jpgChirocephalus diaphanus – Jean-François CART 2007-1Fairy Shrimp (Chirocephalus diaphanus). Photo: Jean-François Cart2010-05-19T20:02:08+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/totally-taken-over-by-tadpoles-well-almost/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/copy-of-dsc_0210.jpgCopy of DSC_0210Dipping tray with animals yesterday (14 May 2010): Click for a closer view2010-05-20T04:07:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/addressing-the-biodiversity-crisis/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/frogs-landscape-low-res.jpgFrogs landscape low resBattersea Power Station - last night2010-05-12T20:40:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/10/garden-ponds-%e2%80%98inadvertently-polluted%e2%80%99/2010-05-10T19:41:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/stop-press-telegraph-calls-tad-poll-unnervingly-accurate/2010-05-05T19:59:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/05/01/world-exclusive-for-the-oxford-mail/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/tadpollcentraloxfordmail.jpgTadPollCentralOxfordMail2010-05-29T19:42:53+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/28/tad-poll-latest/2010-04-29T07:49:49+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/the-tad-poll/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/tadpoll-frontpage.gifTadPoll FrontPageThe Tad Poll results for the week 23-24th April2010-04-29T12:48:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/belly-up/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/belly-up.jpgbelly-upDead Broad-bodied chaser larvae in the pond yesterday2010-06-09T21:05:57+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/dont-touch-dangerous-or-protected-nature/2010-04-20T07:02:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/its-frothy-man/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/frothytadpoles2.jpgfrothytadpoles22010-04-28T21:20:38+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/16/tolstoy-and-biodiversity/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/parma.jpgparma2010-04-16T11:24:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/11/here-today-gone-tomorrow/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/gyrinus_substriatus_1.jpggyrinus_substriatus_1Common Whirligig - this brilliant picture is from the Beetles of the World website 2010-04-11T08:37:53+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/is-this-my-favourite-animal/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/newforestdonkeysapril2010.jpgNewForestDonkeysApril2010For once they were pleased to see us - though I wasn't quite as pleased to see them as the photo is suggesting2010-04-10T16:03:20+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/fairy-shrimps-an-exciting-new-find-in-oxfordshire/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/chirocephalus-diaphanus.jpgFairy shrimp from an Oxfordshire temporary pond (it’s not upside down!)2010-04-10T16:01:10+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/dispatches-from-the-front-line-of-the-extinction-crisis/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/copy-of-dsc_0097.jpgCopy of DSC_0097Maybe the next extinction of a wild creature in England will take place here?2010-05-08T10:57:34+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/tadpoles-and-shallow-water/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/copy-of-tadpolesnewpond9apr2010.jpgCopy of TadpolesNewPond9Apr20102011-05-30T18:35:57+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/natural-pools-how-they-help-understand-the-design-of-wildlife-garden-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/copy-of-dsc_0039.jpgCopy of DSC_00392010-04-04T19:30:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/the-weather%e2%80%99s-warming-up-water-beetles-pond-skaters-and-backswimmers-are-on-the-move-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/copy-of-notonectacloseup1.jpgCopy of NotonectaCloseUpI photographed this spotted backswimmer climbing out of my pond on the reedmace, before flying off, last spring2010-05-28T16:39:53+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/steve-on-newts-and-frogspawn/2010-04-03T18:04:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/childrens-pond-dipping-platforms-a-barrier-to-understanding-a-barrier-to-nature/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/dippingplatform.jpg1058337Dipping platforms like this one - the watermark suggests it is something to do with the Forestry Commission - distort and limit understanding of ponds. In this gently shelving waterbody about 80% of the different species of pond animal children could expect to see live in the inch or two of shallow water that the dipping platform conveys them past - before corraling them over deeper, duller water where they will have little real experience of the water environment (unless natural disobedience tells them to ignore the fences and walk round the sides)2011-02-04T16:59:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/some-great-pictures/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/copy-of-749504114_frogs-27.jpgCopy of 749504114_frogs (27)Cl;ick to see larger picture2010-04-17T09:56:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/nice-house-shame-about-the-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/copy-of-dsc_0177.jpgCopy of DSC_01772010-04-07T07:06:12+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/edging-the-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/pondedgedesign.gifPondEdgeDesignPond edge design - click to enlarge2012-05-27T13:08:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/the-diving-beetle-and-the-frog/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/copy-of-greatdivingbeetleandfrog.jpgCopy of GreatDivingBeetleAndFrog2010-03-28T18:18:38+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/jim-asks-a-question-or-six-about-oxygen/2010-03-27T11:54:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/whats-the-right-time-to-make-a-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/katyspond.jpgKaty’sPondShe's not quite as gloomy about it as she looks! Actually she came straight out to look at it after getting home from school to see how it was developing.2010-03-25T13:09:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/the-big-pond-thaw-survey-results-today/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/theghostlyshapesofdeadfrogsbeneaththeice.jpgTheGhostlyShapesOfDeadFrogsBeneathTheIceThis site in the Derbyshire Peak Distict experienced one of the worst frog mortalities at the end of the cold winter weather with at least 150 dead animals retrieved. (Photo: Roger Naylor)2010-04-06T05:54:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/inundated-with-diving-beetles/2010-03-24T12:09:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/tadpole-menus-what-too-feed-the-hungry-mouths-if-the-need-arises/2011-03-01T00:15:51+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/duckweed-or-should-that-be-frogweed/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/lemnaminorandfrogspawn.jpgLemnaMinorandFrogspawnCommon Duckweed (Lemna minor) in frogspawn in my old pond today2010-09-07T07:42:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/my-orange-frog/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/screenhunter_02-mar-22-04-07.gifScreenHunter_02 Mar. 22 04.072010-03-22T04:15:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/appropriately-for-the-first-official-day-of-spring/2010-03-21T17:04:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/its-frog-city-out-there/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/frogspawn.jpgFrogspawn2010-03-21T08:44:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/is-a-half-change-of-water-using-rain-water-likely-to-be-good-for-wildlife/2010-03-20T21:57:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/everyone-loves-ponds-and-ponds-certainly-need-all-the-love-we-can-give-them/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/oxfordgoeswild1.jpgOxfordGoesWild12010-03-27T20:32:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/safe-to-drink-but-often-not-good-enough-for-your-wildlife-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/screenhunter_02-mar-19-08-27.gifScreenHunter_02 Mar. 19 08.272010-10-15T03:27:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/water-vole-of-old-rubbish/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/screenhunter_07-mar-19-20-49.gifScreenHunter_07 Mar. 19 20.492010-03-19T21:37:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/quite-a-puzzler/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/screenhunter_01-mar-18-11-58.gifScreenHunter_01 Mar. 18 11.582010-03-18T12:00:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/my-frog-spawn-dates/2010-10-17T15:36:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/at-the-moment-this-is-still-a-common-animal/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/frog-bw-1.jpgFrog B&W-12010-03-16T21:15:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/help-attack-of-the-killer-filamentous-algae-or-maybe-not/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/blanketweedinbucket.jpgBlanketweedInBucketEeeeeYuk......or maybe not2010-03-16T05:50:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/mud-munching-bacteria-and-barley-straw/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/straw.jpgstraw2010-03-16T05:48:10+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/hope-hops-eternal/2010-03-15T12:55:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/shameless-self-promotion-2/2010-02-28T20:27:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/at-night-in-berlin/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/bundestagfeb2010.jpgBundestagFeb20102010-02-26T21:22:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/who-makes-all-this-stuff-up-anyway/2010-02-26T20:27:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/is-my-spawn-early-answer-to-t-martin/2010-02-27T12:05:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/living-under-a-rock/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/rock.jpgrock2010-02-25T23:39:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/oxygen-highs-and-lows/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/abingdonpondsoxygen.gifAbingdonPondsOxygen2010-04-07T16:21:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/paula-aks-how-to-enlarge-my-pond-without-disturbing-it/2010-02-20T19:05:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/are-ponds-disappearing/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/southdownsdewpond.jpgsouthdownsdewpond2010-02-19T10:32:39+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/eeek-do-anglers-really-want-to-kill-otters/2010-11-25T15:05:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/oxygen-in-the-ponds-an-update/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/16feb2010graph.gif16Feb2010Graph2010-02-16T14:38:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/great-crested-newts-get-some-sympathy-in-the-local-news/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/shropshire-star-020210.jpgShropshire Star 0202102010-02-10T04:41:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/the-bat-tunnel/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/copy-of-dsc_0050.jpgCopy of DSC_0050Pond-side summer bat roost2010-02-09T12:33:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/big-pond-thaw-2/2010-02-07T20:12:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/natures-calendar-shows-frogs-starting-to-spawn/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/screenhunter_05-feb-07-12-49.gifScreenHunter_05 Feb. 07 12.492010-02-07T12:55:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/british-ecological-society-web-site-highlight-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/screenhunter_04-feb-07-12-20.gifScreenHunter_04 Feb. 07 12.202010-02-26T15:47:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/07/jeremy-biggs-on-polluted-and-pristine-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/jonthebeeb.gifJontheBeeb2010-02-07T11:05:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/and-another-reason-why-frogs-hang-around-in-ponds-overwinter/2010-02-08T19:57:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/jeremy-cookes-report-on-the-state-of-britains-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/bbcnew4feb2010.gifBBCNew4Feb20102010-02-07T17:34:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/eight-out-of-10-uk-ponds-in-a-terrible-state-says-study/2010-02-03T20:16:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/more-frog-info/2010-02-05T17:57:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/31/first-report-of-great-crested-newt-deaths-under-the-ice/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/copy-of-sweepingthesnowaway.jpgCopy of SweepingTheSnowAwayNeither a hole in the ice or sweeping away the snow was enough to save Great Crested Newts in this pond in Shropshire2010-02-05T16:40:17+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/snowatch-links-to-the-frozen-pond-issue/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/snow-watch.gifSnow Watch2010-01-29T18:39:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/i-asked-for-an-eel/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/copy-of-eelmarshwaypondpreston2008.jpgCopy of EelMarshWayPondPreston20082010-01-29T09:07:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/an-idyllic-location/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/anidylllicpeakdistrictpond.jpgAnIdylllicPeakDistrictPondThe worst frog mortality reported to us in the Big Pond Thaw survey2012-05-11T02:55:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/are-we-over-the-cold-weather-yet/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/garden7feb09.jpgGarden7Feb09The old pond on the 7th February 2009: still time for more snowy weather2010-01-27T06:28:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/the-icy-blast/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/garden7feb09.jpggarden7feb09The garden pond, still frozen, yesterday2010-01-27T06:20:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/eels-disappear-from-the-thames/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/dissappearingeels.gifDissappearingEels2010-01-27T10:54:38+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/big-pond-thaw-forms-still-coming-in/2010-01-26T14:34:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/fish-oxygen-and-toxic-gases/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/skidmoregraph1.gifSkidmoreGraph1Click the graph to see it clearly: O2 is oxygen, CO2 is carbon dioxide, H2S is hydrogen sulphide and NH3 is ammonia2010-02-04T15:42:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/how-tolerant-are-pond-animals-of-lack-of-oxygen/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/cruiciancarppond.gifCruicianCarpPond2011-03-10T05:47:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/big-pond-thaw/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/bigpondthawthumbnail1.gifBigPondThawThumbnail2010-03-05T19:17:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/update-on-frozen-frogs/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/frogs_spawn_0103087395everythingispermuted.jpgfrogs_spawn_0103087395everythingispermutedFrogs spawning spring 2008. Thanks to Paul for the nice picture.2011-02-08T21:59:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/1783/2010-01-23T17:17:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/what-difference-does-a-hole-in-the-ice-make/2010-06-24T21:07:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/the-quick-and-the-dead/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/copy-of-survivingfrog.jpgCopy of SurvivingFrogA great survivor - provided there's some oxygen2011-05-30T15:35:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/oxygen-in-the-ponds-its-going-on-up/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/20jan2010do.gif20Jan2010DOClick the graph to get a better image2010-01-21T06:03:57+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/after-the-thaw/2010-01-19T21:28:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/the-big-pond-thaw-survey/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/bigpondthawthumbnail.gifBigPondThawThumbnail2010-11-29T16:35:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/24-hours-of-air-and-pond-temperature/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/tempsovernight17-18jan2010.gifTempsOvernight17-18Jan20102010-01-18T07:05:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/under-the-ice-oxygen-zooms-up-on-a-sunny-day/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/oxygen17jan2010.gifOxygen17Jan20102010-01-18T09:18:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/effects-of-the-big-freeze-on-ponds/2010-03-30T03:27:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/the-start-of-the-thaw/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/temperaturesmidday17jan2010.gifTemperaturesMidday17Jan2010Red lines: air temperature; green lines: new pond; blue lines: old pond2010-01-17T13:46:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/clearing-the-snow/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/snowclearedfromoldpond.jpgSnowClearedFromOldPondOn Thursday I cleared the snow from the old pond2010-01-16T21:20:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/helen-asks/2010-01-17T11:38:34+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/the-snow-story-a-surprising-development/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/oldpond6jan2010.jpgOldPond6Jan2010The day the snow fell: 6 January 20102010-01-15T10:45:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/snow-watch/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/snowwatch.gifsnowwatch2010-01-14T20:34:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/14/have-fun-spot-the-fen-raft-spider/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/fenraftspider.jpgfenraftspiderFen Raft Spider2010-01-14T08:11:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/more-snow-today/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/jan132010temperature.gifJan132010TemperaturePond temperatures 13 Jan 20102010-01-13T21:48:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/pond-temperatures-over-the-last-few-days/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/temperature12jan2010.gifTemperature12Jan20102010-01-13T09:42:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/soup-car-wash-firms-winter-sun-destinations-corner-shops-and-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/rb-tomato-soup-0809-de.jpgrb-tomato-soup-0809-de2010-01-12T20:35:34+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/10/should-i-break-the-ice-on-my-pond-the-answers/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/botanicgardenfountain.jpgbotanicgardenfountainTo get oxygen into your pond you need to stir it up a bit2012-02-02T21:11:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/from-the-times-today/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/times120110.jpgtimes1201102010-01-12T11:14:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/dog-stories/2010-01-12T10:49:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/gear-for-geeks/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/do-9142.jpgDO-9142Wireless temperature sensor2010-01-12T10:27:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/todays-temperatures-first-using-wireless-sensors/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/firstwirelesstemps.gifFirstWirelessTemps2010-01-15T14:14:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/its-s-no-w-surprise-to-me/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/frozenpond-ok-for-wildlife.jpgFrozenPond – OK for wildlife2010-01-11T15:51:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/oyygen-after-5-days-of-snow/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/10jan2010.gif10Jan20102010-01-10T08:09:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/new-toys/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/tl500_set.jpgtl500_set2010-01-09T15:03:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/freezing-temperatures/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/oldpondtemp8jan2010.gifOldPondTemp8Jan20102010-01-08T11:12:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/questions-from-richard/2010-01-10T09:13:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/really-truly-actually-frozen-frogs-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/woodfrogvideo1.gifwoodfrogvideo12010-01-07T20:41:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/oxygen-in-the-pond-update/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/oxygen-jan-07-2010.gifOxygen Jan 07 20102010-01-07T20:09:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/wheres-the-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/wheresthepond.jpgWhere’sThePond2010-01-06T19:48:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/snow-man/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/jb-snow-2.jpgJB-snow-22010-01-06T08:31:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/the-nearly-christmas-day-pond-survey/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/copy-of-large-red-damselfly.jpgCopy of Large Red DamselflyDamselflies are there in winter too2010-01-05T11:18:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/duck-house-becomes-cat-house/2010-01-04T21:47:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/the-new-pond-an-update/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/thefinishedpondsmall.jpgTheFinishedPondSmall2010-08-24T19:49:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/cold-weather-looks-set-to-continue/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mypclab_200.jpgmyPCLab_200Datalogger for recording pond temperature2010-01-07T12:43:10+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/pond-oxygen-levels-over-christmas/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/screenhunter_01-dec-30-10-31.gifScreenHunter_01 Dec. 30 10.312010-01-09T09:27:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/12/25/a-pondy-happy-christmas/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/fatherchristmas2009.jpgFatherCHristmas20092009-12-31T14:47:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/12/24/more-dodgy-pond-adv-ice/2009-12-23T23:27:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/12/23/icy-ponds-the-oxygen-yesterday/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/22dec2009.gif22Dec20092009-12-23T08:56:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/should-i-break-the-ice-on-my-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/frozenpond5jan09.jpgfrozenpond5jan09My pond today with about 1 inch of ice2009-12-22T12:09:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/12/21/should-i-break-the-ice/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/21dec2009dissolvedoxygenlevel.gif21Dec2009DissolvedOxygenLevel2009-12-23T12:04:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/ice-increases-oxygen-levels-in-my-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/screenhunter_02-jan-08-2051.gifscreenhunter_02-jan-08-2051Oxygen levels in my pond roughly doubled when ice covered the pond in January. The November values show the typical winter levels.2010-02-08T18:41:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/so-far-weve-had-no-blanketweed/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/dsc_0028.jpgThe old pond2009-11-15T13:32:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/now-i-solve-marital-disputes-too/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/husband-and-wife-pic-on-beach.jpgMy answer creates domestic harmony2010-05-27T09:03:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/winter-is-acomin-in/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/snowypondkaty.jpgA reminder of last winter’s snowy pond2009-11-13T18:09:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/shameless-self-promotion/2009-11-13T13:10:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/its-still-busy-out-there-in-the-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/cloeon_dipterumcropped.jpgPond Olive larvae are one of the the most abundant animals in the pond: there must be hundreds, or perhaps thousands2010-03-13T17:17:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/more-grey-wagtail-news/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/greywagtail.jpgGreyWagtail2009-11-06T17:02:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/another-reason-not-to-hate-bulrush/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/anthonyoatesaeshneacyanea-ovipositingjpeg.jpegSouthern Hawker laying her eggs in the stems of bulrush2009-11-26T11:42:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/whats-in-the-pond-now/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/commonfrogandbroadbodiedchaser.jpgCommonFrogandBroadBodiedChaserToday: one I my little frogs in the tray with a Broad Bodied Chaser larva (a terrible photo but I liked the difference in size)2009-10-23T19:43:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/i-been-waiting-to-see-that/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/grey_wagtail_160504w.jpgGrey_Wagtail_160504WThe slightly misnamed Grey Wagtail - it's most striking feature is the blaze of yellow on its bottom and back2009-10-23T19:42:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/a-bit-of-pond-chemistry/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/gardenpond3oct2009small.jpgGardenPond3Oct2009SmallAnd then there was one: after rain I have one pond again2009-11-02T13:32:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/18/emperor-dragonfly-in-the-new-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/newpondoctober2009.jpgNewPondOctober2009The new pond showing that looks aren't everything - it already has an unusally good crop of animals2009-10-18T14:12:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/2826/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/gardenpond3oct2009.jpgGardenPond3Oct2009The three basins have separated out now as water levels have gone down2009-10-10T11:04:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/garden-pond-surveys/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/copy-of-jeremy-biggs-garden-pond.jpgCopy of Jeremy Biggs – Garden Pond2009-11-11T13:28:17+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/reply-to-ruth-the-sour-milk-smelling-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/ruthspond.jpgRuth’sPondAll's not well with Ruth's new pond2009-10-06T16:33:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/save-water-bath-with-a-friend/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/bathingwoodpigeons31aug2009.jpgBathingWoodpigeons31Aug20092009-09-12T09:44:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/colins-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/colinspond.jpgColinsPond2009-09-06T17:17:18+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/keeping-the-blue-peter-pond-clean/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/copy-of-bluepeterpond4august2009.jpgCopy of BluePeterPond4August20092010-10-01T09:08:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/countryfile-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/countryfilecometothegarden.jpgCountryfileComeToTheGarden2009-08-22T17:37:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/common-darter-dragonfly-emergence/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/copy-of-emergingsympetrumstriolatum9aug2009.jpgCopy of EmergingSympetrumStriolatum9Aug2009Emerging Common Darter dragonfly amongst grasses at the edge of the pond2009-08-17T07:48:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/answers-answers/2009-08-05T20:25:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/25/dragonflies/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/four-spotted-chaser-m_1_2.jpgfour-spotted-chaser-m_1_2A Four Spotted Chaser dragonfly2009-07-25T07:51:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/will-ponds-help-save-the-native-crayfish/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/crayfishincasesmall2.jpgCrayfishInCaseSmallThe crayfish native to the UK is the White-clawed or Atlantic Stream Crayfish2009-07-24T08:28:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/to-make-a-wildlife-garden-pond-first-find-your-water/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/waterbuttsmall.jpgWaterButtSmallMy new pond needed about two and a half of thes to get it half filled2010-09-11T08:45:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/the-pond-seasons-july/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/theoldpond12july2009.jpgTheOldPond12July2009The old pond after adding a bit more clean sand to the middle shallows that divide the three basins: left is the 'deep' pool, currently about 15 cm; right is the 'middling' pool; front is the shallow pool2009-07-17T14:00:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/can-leeches-fly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/horseleechsmall.jpgHorseLeechSmallA quick snap of one of our Horse Leeches - not the best picture, but you get the idea2009-07-17T10:34:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/2740/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/crayfishincasesmall.jpgCrayfishInCaseSmallIntroduced Signal Crayfish (left) and native Atlantic Stream Crayfish (right)2011-07-30T08:58:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-new-pond-plus-new-water/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/thenewpondwithnewwater.jpgTheNewPondWithNewWater2009-07-14T19:59:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/start-again/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/thefinishedpondsmall.jpgTheFinishedPondSmallThe new pond on 26 April 20092009-07-12T20:22:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/how-clear-is-my-water/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/copy-of-pondnetclearwater11july2009.jpgCopy of PondNetClearWater11July2009The water is six inches deep in the deepest part at present, and pretty much crystal clear2009-07-11T20:58:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/a-new-variation-on-the-leaves-are-bad-myth/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/overwelmedbyleaves.jpgOverwelmedByLeavesThis school pond is directly under several trees: the branches are no more than a couple of metres above the pond2009-07-10T19:20:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/the-big-pond-dip-the-frog-end-results/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/bigponddipatfrogend.jpgBigPondDipAtFrogEnd2009-07-01T19:51:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/how-many-kinds-of-dragonflies-in-your-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/chaserdarter.jpgChaserDarterCommon darter and Broad-bodied Chaser larvae from the pond this morning2009-06-30T20:23:17+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/the-not-invasive-bulrush/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/typha28june2009.jpgTypha28June2009My Bulrush 28 June 20092010-06-22T14:41:08+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/some-questions/2009-06-28T21:43:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/do-tadpoles-make-ponds-go-green/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/tadpole.giftadpoleSee the full set on Flickr - great photos2009-07-07T11:09:17+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/emerging-dragonflies/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/libdep18june20092.jpgLibDep18June20092Emerging broad bodied chaser dragonfly in grass at the pond margin2009-06-28T19:33:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/i-was-wrong/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/copy-of-alderfly-eggs22apr2009.jpgCopy of Alderfly eggs22Apr20092009-06-18T19:02:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/froggiemergency/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/mower.jpgmowerEmergency lawnmowing (mind you, is there any other kind?)2009-07-22T08:28:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/the-big-pond-dip/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/big-ponddip-welcome.gifbig ponddip welcome2009-05-30T08:46:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/25/why-i-like-bulrush/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/egg-layingp-nymphula.jpgEgg-layingP.nymphula2009-05-25T14:23:57+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/9-30-today-snapping-frog/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/snappingfrog24may2009.jpgSnappingFrog24May20092009-05-24T08:54:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/now-we-are-three-bulrushes/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/bulrush22may2008.jpgBulrush22May2008My bulrush, today2009-05-23T09:41:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/ducks-are-arch-enemies-of-pondlife/2009-05-22T13:35:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/sir-peter-viggers-duck-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/peter-vigger-duck-_1407400c.jpgpeter-vigger-duck-_1407400c2009-05-21T07:57:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/aaaahhhhhhhhhhhh/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/apondinthepark.jpgAPondInThePark2009-05-20T16:12:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/thats-a-bit-more-like-it/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/seashore.jpgSeashore2009-05-21T16:26:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/chelsea/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/chelsea.jpgChelsea2009-05-18T19:16:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/the-makeover-adding-the-water/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fillingthepond.jpgFillingThePond2009-05-19T19:34:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/the-makeover-creating-clean-planting-beds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/plantingbedsfilledwithsand.jpgPlantingBedsFilledWithSand2009-05-17T17:20:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/the-makeover-part-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/desiltingthepond.jpgDesiltingThePondAndy and Chris removing the accumulated sediment2009-05-17T17:07:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/water-water-everywhere/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/agardenpondinlondon.jpgAGardenPondInLondonTime for a makeover: turning an ordinary garden pond into a clean-water wildlife pond2009-05-17T05:31:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/the-makeover-begins/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/p_640_480_f487a9a0-1279-438f-a43b-f1c101c31291.jpegp_640_480_F487A9A0-1279-438F-A43B-F1C101C31291.jpeg2009-05-14T07:27:39+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/08/what-not-to-make/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/badpondshape.jpgbadpondshape2010-05-24T21:05:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/emerging-large-red-damselfly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/tenerallargereddamselfy.jpgTeneralLargeRedDamselfyFrog amongst the mosses2009-05-09T20:33:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/how-to-make-a-really-good-wildlife-pond-2-the-pictures/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dsc_0032beforedigging.jpgdsc_0032beforediggingThe maximum depth is not much more than 1 spade deep2012-04-17T13:14:32+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/large-red-damselfies-are-starting-to-emerge/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/pyrrhosoma_nymphula_ha1_6012.jpgpyrrhosoma_nymphula_ha1_60122009-05-14T08:10:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/steep-edges-to-your-pond-will-increase-the-fun-had-by-visiting-wildlife/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/incompatiblewildlife.gifincompatiblewildlife2009-05-07T19:40:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/a-new-forest-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/katy-picture.jpgkaty-pictureA New Forest pond by Katy2009-05-18T18:27:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/goldfish-feel-pain-the-telegraph/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/goldfish.jpggoldfishEven the tough guys feel pain2009-05-06T06:15:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/fluffys-comments-on-the-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fluffycommentsonthepond.jpgfluffycommentsonthepond2009-05-05T06:13:13+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/how-to-make-a-really-good-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/gardenpond30jan2009.jpggardenpond30jan2009This pond - mine - follows the Million Ponds Project principles of clean water and natural colonisation2011-06-05T17:33:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/02/ponds-on-the-one-show/2009-05-04T09:31:51+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/first-beetles-in-the-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0364.jpgcopy-of-dsc_0364This little chap is about half a centimetre long; up close it's rather beautiful2009-05-04T05:16:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/my-new-pond-day-9-mayflies/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/pondolivegeneralview.jpgpondolivegeneralviewTwo mayflies floating on the pond this morning2009-05-03T20:05:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/google0d27d389aeb9af8fhtml/2009-05-02T07:17:10+00:00weekly0.6http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/some-questions-about-the-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-rainypond.jpgcopy-of-rainypondThe rain has come at just the right time2009-04-30T20:51:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/kan-i-haz-charoftyz/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/screenhunter_02-apr-26-2004.gifscreenhunter_02-apr-26-20042009-04-27T16:31:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/a-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0344.jpgcopy-of-dsc_0344The new pond, 26th April 20092009-04-29T19:56:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/rainy-days/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/rainyday1.jpgrainyday12010-02-25T16:55:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/the-new-pond-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-thenewpond25april2009.jpgcopy-of-thenewpond25april20092009-04-26T09:07:13+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/digging-at-barton-meadow-2/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-bartonmeadow.jpgcopy-of-bartonmeadowHave some faith girl! We're not expecting to need the help of deities for this pond to fill2009-04-25T10:41:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/a-new-beetle-for-the-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/enochruscoarctatus.jpgenochruscoarctatusOur newest arrival2009-04-24T20:09:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/a-new-arrival/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-alderfly-eggs22apr2009.jpgcopy-of-alderfly-eggs22apr2009The eggs of an alderfly laid on my bulrush today2009-06-14T21:35:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/any-thoughts/2009-04-23T17:49:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/making-my-new-clean-water-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0260.jpgcopy-of-dsc_0260Making progress last Sunday2012-01-14T21:32:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/wednesday-myths/2009-04-18T10:11:18+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/taddie-watch/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0236.jpgcopy-of-dsc_02362010-04-05T19:21:13+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/squirrel-watch/2009-04-17T11:07:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/more-triffids/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0229.jpgcopy-of-dsc_02292009-04-16T20:38:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/digging-in-the-garden-stage-2/2009-04-15T21:38:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/digging-at-barton-meadow/2010-04-25T18:16:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/natural-england-calls-for-children-to-go-pond-dipping/2009-04-15T20:22:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/live-pond-digging/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/l-640-480-18206936-ddd1-4e47-a66f-eb20652d1a15.jpegl-640-480-18206936-ddd1-4e47-a66f-eb20652d1a15.jpeg2009-04-14T16:02:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/return-of-the-triffid/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0104.jpgcopy-of-dsc_0104This bulrush colonised my pond naturally; it's growing in about 3 inches of water2009-04-14T10:34:18+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/my-tadpoles/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0099.jpgcopy-of-dsc_00992012-04-13T17:33:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/the-end-of-the-beginning/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-dsc_0091.jpgcopy-of-dsc_00911 March 20092009-04-12T08:46:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/the-stonewort-trial/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-stoneworttub11april2009.jpgcopy-of-stoneworttub11april2009The stonewort trial, 11 April 20092009-04-12T08:31:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/newts/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-palmatenewt.jpgcopy-of-palmatenewtA male palmate newt2009-04-10T20:23:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/timewarp/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/newforestvillagepond.jpgnewforestvillagepondA roadside village pond in the New Forest2009-04-10T10:57:20+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/a-nice-to-see-mayfly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-leptophlebiaspp.jpgcopy-of-leptophlebiasppNot a mayfly you see every day of the week2009-04-07T20:07:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/practically-perfect-ponds-the-new-forest/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/newforestpond.jpgnewforestpondOne of the best wildlife ponds we've ever seen2009-04-06T21:19:34+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/a-garden-pond-sized-priority-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/copy-of-copyofpilleypond.jpgcopy-of-copyofpilleypondThis pond is about the same size as my garden pond2009-04-06T19:38:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/secret-beaver/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/indoorbeaverlodge.jpgindoorbeaverlodge2009-04-05T09:14:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/the-botanical-name-of-stoneworts/2009-04-04T19:30:12+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/stoneworts-still-keeping-the-water-clear/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/l-640-480-f7457da7-7fa4-474d-adac-efd3e092f8e8.jpegl-640-480-f7457da7-7fa4-474d-adac-efd3e092f8e8.jpeg2009-04-04T17:33:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/garden-ponds-at-the-rhs-show-london/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/thestand.jpgthestandThis female smooth newt helped out for two days: she's returning to her home pond in the morning2009-04-01T19:28:10+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/new-garden-pond-leaflet/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/gardenpondleaflet.gifgardenpondleaflet2009-03-30T20:36:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/vernal-pools-in-new-jersey-usa/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/vernalpoolnew.jpgvernalpoolnew2009-03-30T20:35:51+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/climate-change-and-the-wildlife-of-ponds-rivers-and-lakes/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/environmentagency.gifenvironmentagency2009-03-29T20:03:57+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/making-progress/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/threequartersdug.jpgthreequartersdug2009-03-29T19:54:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/pond-conductivity/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/conductivitygraph.gifconductivitygraphConductivity in my pond since the beginning2011-11-18T15:52:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/keeping-tadpoles/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/guidetokeepingtadpoles.jpgguidetokeepingtadpoles2009-03-28T20:31:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/first-dog-ponds-now-pig-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/carmargueboarpond.jpgcarmargueboarpondPond made by Wild Boar in the Carmargue, France2009-03-28T20:29:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/goldfish-for-your-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/3-pats-front-garden-dscf11421.jpg3-pats-front-garden-dscf114212009-03-27T20:07:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/28/some-questions-and-some-answers/2009-03-27T20:03:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/countryfile/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/countryfile.jpgcountryfile2009-03-27T18:36:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/listen-out-for-toads/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bufo_bufo_sitting-iric2006.jpgbufo_bufo_sitting-iric2006Common Toad (Bufo bufo). Image reproduced under creative commons license to Stefan Jansson.2009-04-13T08:04:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/ponds-and-amphibians-disappearing-in-one-of-the-worlds-oldest-national-parks/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/yellowstoneponds.jpgyellowstonepondsSeasonal pond in Yellowstone National Park: one of the study sites for research showing ponds drying out, and amphibian losses, as a result of climate change2009-03-24T05:23:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/albino-frog-spawn/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/albinofrogspawn.jpgalbinofrogspawn2010-04-06T19:15:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/more-naughty-newts/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/newtwithfrogspawnfood.jpgnewtwithfrogspawnfood2009-04-06T10:51:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/stoneworts-keeping-the-water-clearer/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/charabucketsgardensmall.jpgcharabucketsgardensmallThe buckets both have rainwater: the bucket on the left with the stoneworts is a little clearer2009-03-21T11:15:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/very-cute-little-frog/2009-03-20T16:21:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/today/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/l-640-480-8f7ebd18-db4e-4b8b-b0aa-4b05e063b4f9.jpegl-640-480-8f7ebd18-db4e-4b8b-b0aa-4b05e063b4f9.jpeg2009-03-19T17:05:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/rather-cool-demonstration-of-how-ponds-form-on-river-floodplains/2009-03-19T05:48:20+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/just-add-beavers/2009-03-18T16:18:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/myth-buster-depth/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bucket_vase.jpgbucket_vaseMy pond is about the same depth as this bucket at its deepest2009-03-18T15:50:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/more-spawn/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/spawn18mar09.jpgspawn18mar09A new clump of spawn laid this morning2009-03-22T17:03:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/in-answer-to-matthew/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/chironomideggs.jpgchironomideggsEgg ropes of non-biting midges: they don't look quite like this in normal daylight. Then more like a blob of jelly with orangy-brown eggs embedded in it. Here the light for the photo is being shone through them from below which makes the jelly look more translucent.2011-02-24T21:08:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/does-your-pond-need-a-lot-of-sun/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/shadedpond.jpgshadedpondShady ponds are not so shady in the winter and early spring2009-03-17T20:22:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/here-we-are-digging-the-pond/2009-03-17T11:08:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/kind-words-and-some-answers/2009-03-16T21:12:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/return-of-the-pond-maker/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/beaver.jpgbeaver2009-03-15T16:21:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/firefighter-rescues-trapped-frog/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/fire_engine.jpgfire_engine2009-03-15T12:46:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/what-actually-lives-in-garden-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dsc00720.jpgdsc007202009-03-14T11:02:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/underwater-life/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/boshertonvideo.gifboshertonvideo2009-03-13T07:43:13+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/12/the-%e2%80%98tadpole%e2%80%99-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/poster.jpgposter2009-05-29T19:48:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/more-on-frozen-frogs/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dead-frogs-feb-09-004.jpgdead-frogs-feb-09-004Garden pond in Mannheim (Germany)2009-03-11T06:19:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/some-more-pond-digging/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/thenextbitofdigging.jpgthenextbitofdigging2009-03-10T19:31:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/now-we-are-three/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/spawnclump39mar09.jpgspawnclump39mar09Today's third clump of spawn: the first, more expanded, clump is on the right2010-04-03T19:03:39+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/wheres-my-spawn/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/frogspawntimes.giffrogspawntimesFrog spawning times in Britain2009-03-14T09:59:36+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/when-the-frogs-spawn/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/frogspawningnewandoldmap.giffrogspawningnewandoldmapFrogs are spawning a bit earlier, especially in the south-west, South Wales and East Anglia, compared to 60 years ago. Source: shown at the end of the post.2009-03-08T07:33:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/things-you-dont-often-see-in-ponds-a-dalek/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dalek.jpgdalek2009-03-07T13:50:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/frog-spawn-progress-the-movie/2009-03-07T12:53:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/frog-anxiety/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/frozenspwan.jpgfrozenspwanFrozen frogspawn2009-03-07T08:36:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/check-out-or-is-that-check-in-the-leith-frog-hotel/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/froghotel.giffroghotel2009-03-07T08:33:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/rising-from-the-ashes/2009-03-05T06:53:17+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/i-am-a-dad/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/frogspawn4mar09conmpressed.jpgfrogspawn4mar09conmpressedFrogspawn this morning in my pond2009-03-04T16:54:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/a-very-special-pond-plant/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/typha25aug08small.jpgtypha25aug08smallA very special plant2009-03-04T16:52:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/its-hotting-up-out-there/2009-03-04T16:41:12+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/the-new-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/dsc_0032beforedigging.jpgdsc_0032beforediggingThe blank canvas2009-03-03T05:04:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/how-deep-should-your-pond-be/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/wellington-boot_6642.jpgwellington-boot_6642My pond is 25 cm deep at its deepest point, half-way up these welly boots: this seems to be a good depth, and is roughly what many similar sized natural ponds would be2012-05-25T21:46:32+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/the-pond-today/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/28-feb-2009.jpg28-feb-2009The garden pond today2009-02-28T13:36:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/more-garden-pond-rubbish/2009-11-02T14:26:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/the-million-ponds-project-natural-englands-press-release/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/nelogo.pngnelogo2009-02-20T11:54:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy/2009-02-20T11:49:51+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/19/the-million-ponds-project-launched-today/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/mpp-logo.jpgLayout 12009-02-19T08:28:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/still-only-the-lucky-few/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/naturescalendar18feb09-18-0654.gifnaturescalendar18feb09-18-0654Nature's Calendar from the Woodland Trust web site2009-03-19T11:49:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/early-frog-spawn-pictures/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/spawncropped2.jpgspawncropped2Frog spawn in my pond 2012-04-09T07:42:20+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/15/latest-frozen-pond-oxygen-results/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/dometer.jpgdometerMy dissolved oxygen meter2009-02-15T10:34:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/say-it-with-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/heartshapredpond.gifheartshapredpond2009-02-14T09:57:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/swimming-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/swimmingpond.gifswimmingpond2009-02-13T08:12:13+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/salt-and-water-dont-mix/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/salt.jpgsalt2009-02-10T16:40:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/toads-in-trouble/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/toadsonroads.jpgtoadsonroadsVisit the Froglife website to join the Toads on Roads campaign2009-02-09T21:20:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/on-snowy-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/snowypondkaty.jpgsnowypondkatyThe garden pond this morning2009-02-05T08:18:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/spawning-is-starting-in-the-south-west/2009-02-04T10:10:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/sad-frog-stories-updated/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/goldfish.jpggoldfish2009-02-04T07:26:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/was-it-the-ice/2011-03-12T04:51:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/the-million-ponds-project/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/mpp-logo.jpgLayout 12009-01-30T20:21:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/post-frogspawn-sightings-at-natures-calendar/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/frogspawnarchivevideo.giffrogspawnarchivevideo2009-01-30T07:30:52+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/more-sad-frog-news/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/alaskanfrogongrave.gifalaskanfrogongraveChilkat grave totem with carved frog, Klukwan, Alaska, 18942009-01-29T15:13:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/large-red-damselfly-some-great-pictures-of-the-larvae/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/pyrrhosomanbnmap.gifpyrrhosomanbnmapThe distribution of the Larre Red Damselfy in Great Britain and Ireland. Each dot represents 10 km x 10 km squares of the Ordnance Survey national grid where the animal has been seen2009-06-29T16:47:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/frog-food/2009-01-28T16:29:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/of-all-the-wildlife-habitats/2010-10-27T12:56:09+00:00weekly0.6http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/frozen-pond-no-dead-frogs-or-newts/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/frogsingleegg.jpgfrogsingleeggIt seemed only appropriate to head this post with another of Paul's pictures2011-02-01T22:30:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/naughty-newt/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/newt_spawn_0603087885.jpgnewt_spawn_0603087885Smooth newt feeding on frogspawn, spring 20082012-05-22T19:39:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/how-long-does-oxygen-last-in-a-frozen-pond/2009-01-26T06:12:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/a-billion-frogs-on-worlds-plates/2009-01-25T08:27:47+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/25/frog-spawn-development/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/spawncropped2.jpgspawncropped2Frogspawn in my garden pond last spring2009-01-25T06:44:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/view-video-of-woodland-trust-2008-frogspawn-season/2009-01-22T21:20:32+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/the-first-frog-spawn-2009/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/firstfrogs.giffirstfrogsThe Woodland Trust 'Nature's Calendar' frogspawn map2009-01-22T20:27:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/some-questions-about-plants-for-your-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/duckweed.jpegduckweedFloating-leaved plants shade the pond (in this case, duckweed)2009-01-22T06:47:11+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/look-out-for-frogs/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/rtemp-4.jpgrtemp-4Common frog (the zoologist's name is Rana temporaria)2009-01-20T13:18:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/did-they-croak-during-the-ice-cover-with-apologies-to-shrek-ii/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/kermit-frog-is-dead.jpgkermit-frog-is-dead2011-01-22T20:28:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/20/ice-and-oxygen-the-end-of-the-story-for-now/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/oxygengraph19jan08.gifoxygengraph19jan082010-07-30T08:35:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/how-to-break-the-ice-on-your-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/screenhunter_01-jan-15-2058.gifscreenhunter_01-jan-15-20582009-01-16T05:47:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/bring-out-your-dead/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/coffin_construction_13.jpgcoffin_construction_132009-01-14T07:39:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/the-ice-is-melting-and-now-oxygen-levels-going-down/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/oxygen12jan09icemelting.gifoxygen12jan09icemelting2009-01-12T21:11:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/freezing-ponds-a-big-concern/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/frozenpondjan62009.jpgfrozenpondjan62009My garden pond yesterday2011-09-17T21:38:29+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/more-dodgy-adv-ice/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/ice-cube.jpgice-cube2009-01-06T21:43:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/todays-searches/2010-01-11T09:47:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/pre-formed-pond-liners/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/dsc_0028.jpgdsc_0028A preformed fibreglass pond: how can you make a decent wildlife pond from this?2012-05-24T12:23:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/another-pink-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/pinkpondstadhampton.jpgpinkpondstadhamptonPink pond at Stadhampton (Oxfordshire)2008-12-28T19:41:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/christmas-reading-and-pond-myths/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/bookpile.jpgbookpileChristmas reading2008-12-26T23:32:32+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/25/christmas-day-pond-survey/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/limnephilidae001a.jpglimnephilidae001aCaddis flies have now colonised the pond: the larvae look like this2008-12-25T22:45:19+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/25/not-all-it-seems-to-be/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/p1010017.jpgp1010017An ornamental pond not far from Oxford2008-12-25T10:23:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/happy-winterval-or-is-it-merry-solstice/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/newtxmas.gifnewtxmas2008-12-23T18:33:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/23/things-you-dont-often-see/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/pregnantwoman.jpgpregnantwomanYou can guess what this is2008-12-23T09:57:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/20/what-are-you-going-to-do-with-your-christmas-tree-how-about-dumping-it-in-a-pond-or-lake/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/christmastree.jpgchristmastreeBiologists from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources construct a fish attractor from Christmas trees2008-12-20T10:40:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/ice-is-it-really-an-insulating-blanket/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/duvet.jpgduvetOK - it's a duvet, not a blanket2008-12-19T13:07:28+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/whats-in-the-pond-in-december/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/tolypellaintricata.giftolypellaintricataTassel stonewort, a wintergreen pond plant (though this one is a special plant of temporary ponds, now lost from much of the countryside)2008-12-14T20:49:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/reeds-for-breakfast-dinner-and-tea/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/phragmites_australis_schilfrohr.jpgphragmites_australis_schilfrohrCommon Reed (Phragmites australis)2011-04-17T03:31:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/a-very-benign-environment/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/screenhunter_02-dec-07-1129.gifscreenhunter_02-dec-07-1129Pond and air temperatures this week2008-12-07T11:39:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/ice-oxygen-and-the-cold-weather/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/92-saturated.jpg92-saturated2008-12-07T07:35:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/more-things-you-dont-often-see-in-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/boxersinthegarden.jpgboxersinthegardenBoxers in the pond2008-12-06T09:28:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/widllife-garden-pond-design/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/p1010006.jpgp1010006Testing the shape of the new pond2008-12-05T19:27:10+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/ice-keeps-the-pond-warm/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/pondtemp2dec082.jpgpondtemp2dec082Pond and air temperatures so far this week2008-12-05T16:24:01+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/iphone-koi-pond-is-tops/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/koipondiphone.jpgkoipondiphoneThe iPhone fish pond simulator2008-12-03T07:21:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/eat-bulrush/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/typha_latifolia0.jpgtypha_latifolia0If the credit crunch bites you might want to eat this2011-04-21T09:40:39+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/cold-weather-warm-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/pondtemp2dec2008.jpgpondtemp2dec2008Air and pond temperature over the last few days2008-12-02T21:12:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/more-pond-weather/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/pondtemp20nov08.jpgpondtemp20nov08Pond daily temperatures Nov 17 - Nov 20 20082008-12-02T09:58:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/ice-keeps-your-pond-warm/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/icypond1dec2008.jpgicypond1dec2008My pond, today2008-12-01T14:50:34+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/improve-your-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/annes-garden-pond.jpgannes-garden-pondGrassy edges would improve this pond2008-11-30T21:05:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/pink-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/pink-pond-008.jpgpink-pond-008Pink pond near Derby, 5th November 2008 (thanks to Nick Sanderson at EMEC Ecology)2011-08-06T14:10:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/shallow-water-for-wildlife-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/shallowwatercrosssection.jpgshallowwatercrosssectionShallow water must be very shallow: 1-2 cm deep2008-11-30T09:24:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/are-backswimmers-dangerous/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/notonectaglaucahand.jpgnotonectaglaucahandHere's Clive or Peter proving that backswimmers don't bite!2008-11-29T19:39:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/29/do-tench-eat-dead-algae/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/tinca.jpgtincaTench like ponds2008-11-29T17:35:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/how-do-i-keep-my-pond-clean/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/pondvaccum.jpgpondvaccumIt looks like a vacuum cleaner, its sucks like a vacuum cleaner, it IS a vacuum cleaner. For your pond?2010-01-06T11:42:58+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/27/snail-stories/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/lymnaeidae-lymnaea-galba-truncatula.jpglymnaeidae-lymnaea-galba-truncatulaDwarf pond snail shells - these are at least 10 x life size. This species is only about half a centimetre high. If you've got bigger ones than this, they're not dwarf pond snails.2011-10-28T22:53:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/its-cold-out-there-but-not-lifeless/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/agbipustulatus-1.jpgagbipustulatus-1Common black water beetle (Agabus bipustulatus)2008-11-27T20:24:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/how-much-oxygen-do-i-need-in-my-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dometer.jpgdometerMy dissolved oxygen meter: its not worth buying one because it won't tell you anything you really need to know!2008-11-27T04:04:23+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/do-leaves-use-up-oxygen-in-garden-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/gardenpond22nov2008trees.jpggardenpond22nov2008treesI like leaves in my pond2009-03-29T09:17:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/pond-dipping-equipment/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/dippingmat.jpgdippingmatA kneeling mat will encourage you to look in the pond when its cold and wet2009-12-06T09:12:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/more-things-you-dont-often-see-in-garden-ponds/2008-11-24T08:32:43+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/snakes-alive/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/snakeandgoldfish.jpgsnakeandgoldfish'Hissing Sid' with dinner2008-11-23T15:25:14+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/what-is-pond-wildlife/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/whitewater-lilycropped.jpgwhitewater-lilycroppedWildlife or not?2008-11-22T14:23:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/18/the-state-of-ponds-in-britain/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/hilary-benn-photo.jpghilary-benn-photoRt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs presents the Countryside Survey results2008-11-19T07:18:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/19/the-temperature-of-my-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/pondtemp19nov08.jpgpondtemp19nov08My garden pond tempertaure for the last 24 hours2008-11-19T06:38:15+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/gnome-more-ducks-please/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/gnomeandducks.jpggnomeandducksGnome more ducks please2008-11-17T20:10:22+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/wildlife-pond-design-cross-section/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/crosssection.jpgcrosssectionA quick sketch of the cross-section of my pond2008-11-17T06:31:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/a-multi-basin-wildlife-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dsc_0194.jpgdsc_0194A bigger multi-basin pond during the summer (low water) stage2008-11-17T06:31:03+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/17/dog-ponds-deluxe/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/doggiepond.jpgdoggiepondMore doggie fun2008-11-17T06:26:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/do-snails-clean-up-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/greatpondsnail.jpggreatpondsnailGreat Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) from below. Copyright: Neil Phillips.2008-11-15T18:37:58+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/big-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/fleetpond.jpgfleetpondFleet Pond, Hampshire. 2008-11-14T07:11:58+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/the-good-the-bad-and-the-rocky/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/vicayrescropped.jpgvicayrescroppedMr Vic Ayres, water gardener (Lewisville, Texas)2008-11-14T07:05:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/not-just-boring-boring-duckweed/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/lemnapicture.jpglemnapictureDuckweeds2011-01-18T15:12:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/anyone-for-duckweed/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/duckweed.jpegduckweedDuckweeds: not usually very popular2008-11-13T07:56:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/more-on-the-golden-ringed-dragonfly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/cordulegasterboltonii.jpgcordulegasterboltoniiGolden-ringed dragonfly (© Copyright David Baird)2008-11-11T20:59:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/what-to-do-with-spare-ornamental-pond-plants/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/oataposter.jpgoataposterOrnamental plants make good compost2008-11-11T07:34:54+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/river-dragonfly-laying-eggs-in-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/golden-ringed1.jpggolden-ringed1Golden-ringed dragonfly laying her eggs in a garden pond2008-11-10T14:29:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/newts-on-the-move/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/newtmove.jpgnewtmoveNewts on the move (by car)2008-11-10T17:57:08+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/natural-born-pond-maker/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/wildboar.jpgwildboarWild boars make little ponds2008-11-10T03:51:17+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/09/broad-pool-gower-wales/2008-11-09T07:35:00+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/oxygen-in-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/chara.jpgcharaFountains add oxygen to the water: but you don't need them in wildlife ponds2008-11-08T11:34:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/garden-pond-birds-grey-wagtail/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/greywagtail.jpggreywagtailGrey Wagtail2008-11-07T18:42:13+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/new-ponds-are-great-forthe-white-faced-darter-dragonfly/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/white-faced-darter-m-csnh.jpgwhite-faced-darter-m-csnhWhite-faced darter dragonfly (Leucorrhinia dubia)2008-11-07T07:16:59+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/pond-or-lake/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/fleetpondhydroplane.jpgfleetpondhydroplaneFleet Pond was used to test hydroplanes by Geoffrey de Havilland2008-11-12T17:23:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/how-big-should-my-pond-be/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/sofa.jpgsofaThe cushions of this sofa are about half a square metre each 2008-11-07T06:09:46+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/scottish-nature-conservation-law-trump-ed-by-golf-course-development/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/trumptower.jpgtrumptowerThe Trump Tower2008-11-06T07:28:53+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/bulrush-seeds-the-answer/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/typhadrawing.jpgtyphadrawingBulrush (Typha latifolia)2011-07-19T11:24:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/marginal-plants-dont-always-grow-at-the-edge-of-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/p1010160.jpgp1010160Yellow Iris gowing in a garden pond2008-11-04T20:36:38+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/garden-fish-pond-feast-for-otters/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/koipicture.jpgkoipictureFood for otters?2008-11-04T11:17:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/help-dont-get-me-out-here-im-not-a-celebrity-im-a-dull-looking-grass/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/agrostisstoloniferacompressed.jpgagrostisstoloniferacompressedCreeping Bent - a great habitat for your pond edge2008-11-04T11:11:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/bulrush-seeds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/bulrushseeds.jpgbulrushseedsA bag of bulrush seeds2008-11-04T10:32:37+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/more-mayflies/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/trayofpondolivessmall1.jpgtrayofpondolivessmall1Pond olives from three or four sieve sweeps in the pond2008-10-31T16:09:44+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/your-pond-is-not-a-bath/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/bath.jpgbathIs this a pond2008-10-29T07:57:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/duck-attack/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/ducksbuxton.jpgducksbuxtonDucks in Buxton clear pedestrians from the streets2012-05-23T20:17:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/leave-leaves/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/asellusaquaticusjpeg.jpgasellusaquaticusjpegThe common water slater lives amongst decaying leaves, eating the fungi and bacteria that break down the leaves2010-11-13T16:32:24+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/is-barley-straw-just-a-load-of-old-bales/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/straw.jpgstrawGoodness gracious, great bales of straw: actually, I wouldn't bother myself2011-06-19T21:16:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/cool-vernal-pools/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/vernalpool.jpgvernalpoolCalifornian vernal pools: a model for a really exiting garden pond!2008-10-24T09:55:31+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/garden-pond-myths-dont-plant-bulrush/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/chilacistyphae.gifchilacistyphaeBulrush bug (Chilacis typhae) - spends its life in the flower head of bulrushes2011-08-17T09:50:06+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/22/quite-a-bit-lighter-than-a-feather/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dsc_0536.jpgdsc_0536Bulrush seed next to a 1p piece2008-10-24T08:38:41+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/tapwater-fir-for-the-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dsc_0330.jpgdsc_0330Common Frog in my pond earlier this year2008-10-24T06:10:25+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/mucky-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/p1010103.jpgp1010103My murky pond2008-10-20T20:08:49+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/amazing-caddis-fly-pictures/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/img_6470.jpgimg_6470Caddis fly larvae2010-11-25T14:15:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/rainwater-for-your-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/p1010143.jpgp1010143Water from the roof today2008-10-20T20:05:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/dragonfly-surveys-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/commondarteronfieldsheet.jpgcommondarteronfieldsheetThanks to Clive Briffet for this Common Darter picture2008-10-18T06:26:50+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/send-me-your-pictures-and-questions/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/spawncropped2.jpgspawncropped2Send me your questions2011-06-20T14:42:56+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/dog-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dsc_0527.jpgdsc_0527A dog pond in Oxfordshire: the soupy green colour is no accident2008-10-17T03:48:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/more-dog-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dsc_0171.jpgdsc_0171Pond fun2008-10-17T03:47:32+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/dogs-in-the-news-in-the-new-forest/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dsc_0174.jpgdsc_0174Splashhhhhhhh!2008-10-17T03:46:27+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/no-rocks-please-were-british/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/7-ron-dscf1174.jpg7-ron-dscf1174Stones make a neat edge but a poor habitat2010-05-16T07:46:05+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/greater-water-boatman-an-unusual-view/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/notonectacloseup.jpgnotonectacloseupThe spotted greater water boatman (Notonecta maculata)2008-10-15T03:49:26+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/alien-invasion-from-garden-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/parrotsfeather.jpgparrot’s-featherThe attractive but unwanted garden pond escapee Parrot's-feather2008-10-14T15:40:21+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/another-beneficiary-of-the-wet-weather/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/hoverfly-arctophila-superbiens-locks-park-9-sept-08-reduced.jpghoverfly-arctophila-superbiens-locks-park-9-sept-08-reducedLarvae of the hoverfly Arctophila superbiens have been found in water-filled hoof prints aka micro ponds2008-10-14T17:05:16+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/let-your-garden-pond-colonise-naturally/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/spawncropped.jpgspawncroppedMy first garden pond March 2008: no plants had colonised at this point2008-10-13T19:37:09+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/pat-and-katy-go-dipping/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/3-pats-front-garden-dscf1142.jpg3-pats-front-garden-dscf1142Checking out what lives in Pat's pond2008-10-12T19:41:42+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/clean-clear-water-in-the-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pondwater11oct2008.jpgpondwater11oct2008Water from the pond: 11 October 20082008-10-12T15:25:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/the-sorry-state-of-rivers/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pinkhill-meadow-aerialsmall.jpgpinkhill-meadow-aerialsmallPinkhill Meadow pond creation demonstration site: the Thames (the river running round the site) is too dirty to feed our ponds2008-10-10T19:09:45+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/building-my-new-wildlife-garden-pond-design/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/pondbasinsketch.jpgpondbasinsketchSingle basin or multi-basin? I prefer the latter2008-10-08T19:46:38+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/perfect-ponds-1-the-tadpole-shrimp-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/dscn2951.jpgdscn2951Tadpole shrimp pond in Scotland2010-11-25T14:47:35+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/a-quiz/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/trayofpondolives.jpgtrayofpondolivesA tray of pond olive larvae2009-06-14T20:08:30+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/things-you-dont-often-see-in-garden-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/diverinpond.jpgdiverinpondLooking for pond wildlife the manly way2008-10-07T05:12:33+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/04/the-first-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/greengardenpond27april2008.jpggreengardenpond27april2008When is the water going to clear............(answer coming soon)2008-10-06T06:08:55+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/a-large-red-damselfly-in-a-small-shallow-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/pyrrhosoma_nymphula_ha1_6012cropped.jpgpyrrhosoma_nymphula_ha1_6012cropped2008-10-04T07:11:58+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/was-the-wet-weather-good-for-pond-wildlife/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/froginsieve.jpgfroginsieve2008-10-04T15:08:04+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/pond-dipping-kit/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/netsieveandtrayphoto.jpgnetsieveandtrayphoto2008-10-01T18:01:48+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/myths-about-garden-ponds-blanketweed/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/blanketweedinbucket.jpgblanketweedinbucketBlanketweed: Yuk. But is it really so bad?2008-09-28T14:17:08+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/fake-ponds/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/fakepond1.jpgfakepond12008-09-25T13:26:51+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/building-my-new-wildlife-garden-pond/http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/katyandthepondsizedspace.jpgkatyandthepondsizedspaceA pond sized space2008-10-01T05:50:07+00:00monthlyhttp://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/about/2010-07-25T20:14:39+00:00weekly0.6http://jeremybiggs.wordpress.com/daily1.02012-05-27T13:08:29+00:00