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velda 128020 Pond Protector

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You'll need a set of pond cover netting pegs to hold the net securely around the perimeter because determined cats and foxes can easily tear or rip lighter pond cover nets.

A more heavy duty pond netting by Dewitt, which offers increased strength due to it’s knitted 1/4″ mesh design. While most netting is usually constructed with 3/4″ and 3/8″ mesh, Dewitt’s much smaller holes means it can be bound much tighter together, increasing its overall durability. The finer mesh design also helps with much smaller debris collection, being able to catch both very small and very large objects falling into the pond. We are on the phones Monday to Wednesday 8am – 5.30pm As seen on the ‘world famous’ BBC Blue Peter TV show –We have a small spring fed pond that drains into a larger pond downhill at our vacation mountain house. The pond was in disrepair when we bought the property three years ago, and although we saw one goldfish at that time, we never saw it again and assumed that it died. Pond netting works well in both floating and raised forms, and will help stop herons from entering the water so long as the netting is secured and maintained properly.

Benefits of Quality Pond Netting Pond netting helps trap debris and also deters predators, such as herons.The wall design sounds like a great deterrent, and if you’re able to couple this with ample depth (13″+), you would be creating a very undesirable hunting ground for herons. For maximum protection, installing some floating netting (which would make wading seem even more troublesome), installing a noise alarm on the inner wall (in case one does enter), and even rubbing natural predator scents (fox, coyote urine etc.) on the top wall and around the outer/inner perimeter will help deter the birds further. A popular solution that most pond owners have likely tried is with a decoy plastic heron model. Blue heron decoys and grey heron decoys are generally a very cheap and easy method of deterring a new heron from your garden. Since alligators are not native to the UK and Europe, these decoys are unlikely to work as well for grey herons as they won’t know to be afraid of them, so we would only recommend alligator decoys for blue heron control.

Garden Ponds are attractive to Herons because they often provide them with very easy fishing. Some form of pond protection is vital if you have fish in your pond and you would prefer not to receive these un-wanted visitors. Falling leaves are also bad news for your fish as they will upset the nutrient balance of your pond. The debris, will form sludge at the bottom of your pond as it becomes water logged and sinks. One of the main causes of a smelly pond come spring is pond debris; when the water starts to warm up and the oxygen content has been low over winter. Overall, an interesting heron solution that may be worth a try in smaller ponds, but we would only really recommend this method when all other deterrents have failed. Unlike other deterrents which become less effective as a heron gets used to seeing it, pond netting creates a physical barrier that often stops herons before they’re able to get within striking distance. We recommend netting as a foundation to heron control, as it can be combined with various other deterrents for maximum protection from predators. The first which just emits a loud noise works well for most pests, especially if the recording is something the animal is naturally wary about, such as gunshots or barking noises. The downside of this type of device is that they’re activated by motion sensors, so will go off whenever anything larger passes through the sensor. If you have pets or regular garden birds, this could prove quite frustrating if the noise keeps going off.

Keeping leaves and other plant debris out of your pond has long challenged gardeners and fish enthusiasts but our Pond Covers provide the perfect solution.

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