Pimp my pond! Static wildlife pond construction part #1: Ground work in the snake pit! 

Thanks for watching and commenting Ian! Part #2 coming soon! Best, Ed

Thanks Jim, very kind of you to say so and glad you enjoy the channel! Best regards, Ed

Ha Ha! Hi Norman, the wacker plate was supposed to be out of shot, but although a man of many talents, Dave would be the first to admit filming is not his forte!! Thanks for watching and commenting as always! Best, Ed

Thanks very much! Best, Ed

Ha! Think I need one too……! Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Ed

Thanks Barry! Best, Ed

Ha Ha! Blink and you miss it! Thanks for watching and commenting! Best, Ed

Yep I’m pretty much done in for a little while now!! Aren’t those little snakes gorgeous?! I was so pleased to keep coming across them! Thanks as ever for watching and commenting! Best, Ed

Ah Tony you never disappoint😂 thank you so much for your generosity! Have a great wk end, Ed

Hi Paula, thanks for watching and commenting. Fully understand the fear of snakes but I have to say they are wonderful things and such a rarity for me to see such an abundance of grass snakes in one area! Good luck with your pond! Best, Ed

Thanks very much and glad you enjoyed it! For me I get a huge amount of enjoyment discovering and interacting with some of the wildlife I encounter whilst doing these jobs! Best, Ed

Thanks very much for watching and commenting, part #2 too follow soon! Best, Ed

Thanks Thomas, part #3 coming soon! Best, Ed

Thanks for watching and commenting David, stay tuned for part #2 coming soon! Best, Ed

Hi there and welcome to the channel! Thanks for watching and your sub! Best, Ed

Thanks Tony- as ever its a pleasure to hear from you and thanks once again for watching and commenting! Best, Ed

Thanks Ed. I really enjoy your videos. Top notch mate

Thanks Terry, glad you enjoy watching! Best, Ed

Thanks for your kind words Jason and good question! No, i’ve never created a natural clay lined pond, although something i’d like to do one day. The issue with clay for lining is with the addition of livestock the persistent movement from fish can cloud/muddy the water, not ideal if water clarity is important. A specialist pond liner consisting of a sandwich of bentonite clay is available, providing the benefits of a self healing pond liner (which is a benefit of clay) with the advantages of more modern lining materials (such as less/no muddying of the water) but it is a very expensive and heavy product!! Best, Ed

Morning Martin, thanks for your comment and my apologies for the slow response- does your pond attract much wildlife-particularly amphibians? If so I’d avoid spring time (from around mid feb through to early summer) as this is when they will be spawning and their young maturing. If however none are present (in a koi pond for example) then spring is fine. Mid summer through to autumn is a good time to work on ponds (and water temperatures make it more pleasant as well!) heading into winter livestock will be settling down and frogs (if you’re lucky enough to have some) preparing to semi hibernate in the water, again best to avoid then, particularly so as working in water in the depths of winter is pretty horrible and undertaking groundwork a messy process. Hope this helps and good luck! Best, Ed

….sensitive subject that…!! Will be doing further work to it later this week! Thanks for watching and commenting, Best, Ed

Thanks Craig and good luck with trying to justify this to your other half!! I’d start by explaining the huge importance in creating a rapidly declining habitat for native wildlife and the positive mental effects of unwinding besides a lovely pond at the end of a hard day. Also expensive jewellery could help….!! As for how I got into what I do? I shall save your question for a Q&A video to mark the 10k sub count!! Best regards, Ed