Fordingbridge Conservation Group http://fordingbridgeconservation.uk/ 2026-04-16T16:39:39+00:00 http://fordingbridgeconservation.uk/ http://fordingbridgeconservation.uk/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2026-02-23T00:04:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fordingbridgeconservation.uk/news/2026/0125_the-pond-is-full?rev=1771805052&do=diff 25 Jan 2026: The Pond is full -- The pond is now full, thanks presumably to all the rain we've had recently, and more water coming in through the inflow pipe at the southern end, The outflow at the northern end will prevent the water level rising any higher, reassuring to the occupants of numbers 12 text/html 2026-02-23T00:03:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fordingbridgeconservation.uk/news/2026/0202_the-pond-is-even-fuller?rev=1771805035&do=diff 2 Feb 2026: The Pond is even fuller! Obviously it was a mistake to claim that the pond was full on the previous occasion --- today it's even more full, as is the moat into which it overflows. Snowdrops are in full bloom, wild daffodils will be soon, and catkins are festooning the hazel bushes. As well as various other fungi, now mostly dying off, we found one or two freshly growing Scarlet Elf-cup fungi ( text/html 2026-03-14T21:28:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fordingbridgeconservation.uk/news/2026/0222_frogs-spawning?rev=1773523722&do=diff 22 Feb 2026: Frogs spawning Work started late at today's session at the Pond, because we were treated to a poolside view of at least twenty frogs spawning in a small area at the eastern side of the Pond near the houses. The frogs were very active, the males trying to hang on to their chosen females, with much thrashing about, circles of ripples spreading out, and croaking. Clumps of frog-spawn could be seen in the water. Meanwhile, a pair of mallards were waiting for the fuss to die do…