A surge of otters raiding people's garden ponds has been reported in Ulverston - with a Facebook group set up to help people.

Building a fish pond by yourself is not an easy task. This job doesn’t just require a lot of equipment, tools but also certain skills. However, if you really want to have a fish pond of your own in ...

Sow sweetpeas now in a cold frame or outdoors protected from mice and slugs, and you will have big, strong plants and early ...

When the water in your Koi pond gets green, you know that is the time to get a new UV sterilizer. The exceeded food causes the growth of algae, bacteria, parasites, viruses and other microorganisms, ...

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Install a pond heater or de-icer: This keeps a small section of the pond surface from freezing entirely. Without a hole in the ice oxygen levels can drop, and harmful gases can accumulate ...

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He explained: “The great thing about ponds in gardens ... small, in summer, it tends to heat up like a saucepan of water and that’s when it goes green and looks like pea soup. “So if you can ...