Darcy Lever Gravel Pits Action Group
Pond Creation
Make a Difference Day. The University of Bolton Volunteers helping to recreate a pond which had become overgrown with trees and no longer held water.
Recreated Pond following the efforts of the University of Bolton, pond now used and visited by, Wildfowl, Amphibians and Dragonflies.
Pond 4 Overgrown Pond.
This pond
had become overgrown with trees and scrub, loosing its aquatic value
for amphibians and wildlife wishing to use the pond.
Pond 4 Pond Improvements.
Over 3 Task Days Local and GPAG Volunteers
removed, trees, and excavated pond to hold water, Amphibians,
Dragonfly and Waterfowl are already using this pond.
Pond 7 Tree Encroachment.
Pond was becoming shaded and overgrown by trees and loosing its
aquatic value, GPAG and BCV volunteers removed
trees from pond edges.
Pond 7 Tree Clearance.
Clearance of scrub by volunteers to improve
woodland glades between ponds and sun traps.
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Pathway Improvements and Access.
Pond Creation
Creation of Filter Pond
Education and Surveys
Heath and Glade Creation
