25 Jan 2026: The Pond is full

Bishop's Pond full of water – the large leaning willow in the centre of this view will need to be removed.

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 – 15 Cottage Mews right by the pond.

The outflow has no doubt contributed to the water level in the moat just to the north of the pond. This moat is believe to have surrounded a medieval priory.

Following the discovery of the small Horse Chestnut tree last year (see 24 Aug 2025: New tree discovered), and the identification of an area with Elm saplings, today we noticed several small Beeches about 50–70 cm high. So even the species list for trees is increasing!