Water Features
Jimbolena
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I have a small pond which had 7 fish, a couple of Orbs, Goldfish, a ghost fish and something else.. I woke one morning and there was their hiding place ( a pot weighed down by a brick ) floating in the pond, no sign of the fish and the brick in the place of the pot so I've no ideas, an otter, seagulls, a cat, stolen, don't know but a little fed up as they were like my children. I've decided to just have a pond to attract wildlife, frogs, dragonfly and whatever else.
What I don't know though is, can I have running water?
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could well be an otter. I lost over 35 fish to one overnight a year back.
Herons are another culprit, they leave no trace
Gutting! I had a heron empty my old pond, its of no comfort but the circle of life and all that.
The trickle of water you have will be fine, but wildlife may need more plants, both in and around the pond. You may also need a shelf/sloping area (can't see one) for frogs, toads and hedgehogs to get out again.
Thanks Buttercupdays, I plan to get some miniature water lillies and there is a wee shelf right at the front of the pond, where I have a couple of pond plants, there's also some frogspawn behind those plants so looking forward to what develops there.
You're absolutely right though, need more plants, I had a water hyacinth but it didn't make it this winter, the frosts this year were quite hard.
https://www.pondplants.co.uk/category.php
http://www.thewatergarden.co.uk/App/Home.aspx
These two websites have lots of ideas !
Frogs will prefer still water rather than running water. Most wildlife ponds will be unfiltered with no running water. The idea is they find a natural balance over time.