Pond 9

General information:

This circular dew pond is located immediately south of the airfield at Draycott at OS grid reference ST49095 51501.

At some time in its history it has been fitted with an elaborate feed pipe from the roof of the airfield buildings some 50 metres away.

The pond before restoration
Clearing the silt
Clearing the silt
The pond after silt removal
After the old mortar and soil has been picked from between the cobbles
After the old mortar and soil has been picked from between the cobbles
Resetting and repointing
The finished pond
Spring 2018 ready for the newts to return