Episode 2.81 - Flamingo Pond and Burnet Banquets
About this episode
Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin explore a unique pond and discuss its ecological significance during a drought.
Send us Fan Mail On a beautiful but still dry mid-July morning at High Ash Farm, Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin explore Woodcock Wood and a rarely visited blue clay pond — an old hand-dug clay pit that now serves as a precious watering hole in the drought-stricken north half of the farm. With the water table dropping and a hosepipe ban in force, Chris explains the pond’s history, the floating water fern (Azolla filiculoides) known locally as flamingo weed that turns bright pink, and ...
People in this episode
Host: Chris Skinner
Guest: Matthew Gudgin
Topics covered
- nature
- environment
- water conservation
- flora
- drought
Keywords
- flamingo pond
- burnet banquets
- water fern
- drought
- blue clay pond
- High Ash Farm
- Woodcock Wood
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Azolla filiculoides
Places: High Ash Farm, Woodcock Wood, north half of the farm
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