New from Cheshire

[nightshade]

Hello horseguards I seem to remember you asking about a bare patch of lawn
and a pond before the site went tits-up have you done anything about it yet or are you still open to suggestions?
The reason it is bare could be due to builders rubble just under the surface,proximity to trees,or female dogs!
However you could make a shallow pool/bog garden which could bring in more wildlife,ponds are nicer, if you look around you could find a bird-bath with a hollow stem and stand it in a shallow tray(just deep enough for an electric pond pump,there are some solar powered ones about)run the pipe up the centre and just let it overflow back to the tray or even one of the ceramic ball water features you can buy off the shelf again in a shallow tray for the birds to bathe in

[Horseguards]

Nightshade, thanks for the suggestions. Dog may be the problem.

Still undecided re solution. What is a bog garden - any pointers re sites on this?

Grant.

[Horseguards]

For some reason,this has also appeared on General Wildlife and Environment Forum. For simplicity could I suggest posting suggestions there?

Grant.