CULVERCROFT DIARY

Building Culvercroft II (click on pickies below for more info)

The pools

The pools

A happy accident these 3 pools – 3 in all – see arrows.

Having thought the two apple trees we lost were due to shallow roots due to clay soil we decided to dig some test pools at the bottom of the plot while Dave was here with his digger doing our first round of fencing. It turns out it’s pure clay down about 2 to 3 feet – ideal.

Then we find they fill naturally with all the springs and water run off from the hill above.

Round pool b4
Round pool 2022
Small top pool
Main pool b4
Main pool 2022
Main pool + culm meadow July 2022

Only Jeff likes to swim in the pools. He likes digging in them too!

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Culm Meadow preparation

Sat Sep 7 , 2019
With the success of the pools we got the wildlife ‘bug’ and contacted North Devon Wildlife Trust for advice on how to maximise the opportunity to attract more wildlife. Since then the fabulous Tom Parsons from North Devon Wildlife Trust has been helping us do what’s best for the area – starting with converting 4 […]