{"id":379,"date":"2023-01-21T18:28:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T18:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stoke-park.co.uk\/?p=379"},"modified":"2023-01-30T20:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:09:47","slug":"pale-plantation-pond-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stoke-park.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/01\/21\/pale-plantation-pond-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Pale Plantation Pond Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’re in the news! Our dew pond restoration work has been written about on the Bristol Mayor\u2019s blog<\/a>, the BBC News website<\/a> and the Bristol Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re restoring two dew ponds in Stoke Park. One in the Pale Plantation and another in the lower section of the park. For background information on the project please see the Pond Restoration page<\/a> in the Activities section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve made some really good progress on the Pale Plantation Pond over the past few weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initial clearance of brambles to determine the size of the pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Many volunteer hours later…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In case you haven\u2019t been in Bristol this Winter, I\u2019ll just say that the working conditions have at times been \u2026 interesting. We are all getting a workout, as are our washing machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Glorious mud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Pale Plantation pond is rumoured to have a spiderweb pattern in its cobbles. We can\u2019t prove this yet, but what we\u2019ve uncovered so far does look a bit web-like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spider web rib threads?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Perhaps?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you fancy helping us find out whether there truly is a spiderweb under all of that mud, please sign up to volunteer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the mud isn\u2019t for you, please don\u2019t let that put you off. We do lots of other activities<\/a> as well. There\u2019s plenty of work to do all year round and we appreciate whatever help you can give us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our sincere thanks to the many organisations who are funding or otherwise supporting the pond works:<\/p>\n\n\n\n