So a year on from when Bournemouth University first started working on re-creating the pond with St Luke’s Primary School we did a spot of pond dipping! We were delighted to find that not only did we have lots more newts but we also had loads of signs of invertebrates including: Dragonfly larvae, Damselfly larvae, Fly larvae, […]
So this morning we went to the St Luke’s school pond to test the water quality, cut back the brambles that had grown around the pond and plant some new plants. We found some happy newts, a frog, pond skaters, and some backswimmers. The water quality is quite good and we may be able to […]
So, on 23rd March the fantastic folk at Eco Sustainable Solutions donated three bags of bark chippings for the St Luke’s Pond Project-just need a few more plants now!
On Monday 21st March we started planting the St Luke’s Pond with the help of two of the pond design winners. Messy but fun!
So this morning firefighters from Springbourne Fire Station kindly filled up the pond for us with 3500 litres of water! We are grateful for all the support we have received from the local community to make this project happen-from neighbours who provided hose pipes and water to BCP council who made special trips to take […]