Finding Beauty in the Slush: A Snowy Morning at Chasewater Nature Reserve
Experience the quiet magic of a snowy morning at Chasewater Nature Reserve Join me for a winter walk exploring familiar paths, misty views & hidden secrets.
Category: Nature & Wildlife
When Should You Start Feeding Fish in Your Pond? & How Much To Feed
After not feeding your garden pond fish in the winter, find out when the best time in the spring to start feeding your fish again
When You Can Start a FULL Clean on Your Garden Pond
Find out the best time to start a full garden‑pond clean, including temperature guidance, equipment tips, and how to protect fish during the process.
Taking Photos With Broken Zoom Lens – Panasonic 12-32mm MFT
Testing with my broken Panasonic 12-32mm lens that I dropped and it, even though its damaged got interesting images, inc video shoewing photos
Why Photography Can Help With Your Mental Health (Depression & Anxiety)
Personal experiance on how photography helps with your mental health & even getting out in nature
Stealth Car Camping at Kingsbury Just to visit Carboot Inc Sunset & Sunrise Photo Walk
One of the things I like to do is visit car boot when I can , There are a few…
Unusual Glass Ball Photography at Stowe Pool, Lichfield using Panasonic G80
I Like the more usual photography and the one thing I wanted to try out was the glass ball /…
Walking Hiking Stick Camera Monopod Review
Original written review in 2017 updated video review in 2023 see video below One of main passions is walking and…
Kingswood Lake walk & Photography shoot – Cannock
For this little photography adventure I went only a few miles away from home to a place called Kingswood Lake…
6 day Break at Penrhiw Campsite North Wales
This year we have only had a weekend camping break due to lockdown. my brothers ex in laws have a…
Fish Pond Tips
As part of KS Pond Services I get asked several question about maintenance of garden fish ponds so I have…
First Frog Spawn Of The Year
Information on frogspawn Inc how frogs / toads breed and when with tips on taking care of the Spawn and the tadpoles & why so early
Examples of Full Fish Pond Clean
Here are just a few examples of a full service on different ponds, All of the photos below was taken…
5Litre Portable Camping Toilet Review
Now lets get down to basics when camping going to the toilet can be a bit of a pain. We…
Farnborough Hall Near Banbury Visit
We are National Trust members and while on a weekend away we visited Farnborough Hall after visiting Upton House which…
Fish Pond Volume Calculator
One question I am asked by my customers is the amount of water volume in their fish pond, so thought…
Mottistone Gardens & Compton Bay & Downs Visit
Mottistone Gardens Mottistone Gardens is on the south coast of the Isle of Wight and is part owned by the…
Visit To Packwood House & Baddesley Clinton
We had to pick some furniture up from Knowle and as we are National Trust member we decided to visit…
Visit To Kinver Edge & Rock Houses
Our recent visit to the national trust Kinver Edge and rock houses, lovely place and a very nice walk , my review and photos
Monkey Haven – Isle of Wight
On our last day before setting back home from the Isle of Wight we decided to go to the Monkey…
Pond Clean From Start to Finish
This was a small pond clean, The customer had taken photos of me working, so though would share the photos,…
Bird Feeder Out of Old Small Cabinet
I’m a person that doesn’t like to throw things away, that’s if I can use them again or for something…
Tip for Breeding Fish
Breeding fish in a garden pond, normally this is something that if you let nature take its course the fish…
About Duckweed
One question I get asked by new customers is about duckweed. Duckweed (Lemna minuta) can completely cover extensive areas of…
Tips For Controlling Blanket Weed
Blanket Weed is the curse of keeping a pool. If I could invent something to eliminate blanket weed without causing…
Visit to Birdland in Bourton-on-the-water
While on a day out to the lovely village Bourton On The Water we decided to visit a few attractions…
Best Way to Feed Your Garden Pond Fish
My suggestion on feeding the fish is the same as always and this is that when the weather gets warmer…
Firewatch PC Game Quick Review
I have just completed an interesting game called Firewatch, well that’s if you class it as a full video game,…
Previous Years of Snow
With the little covering we have had of snow on 17th Jan 2015 it made me think of previous years…
Autumn Walk Along The Wyrley and Essington Canal
Had bit of time on Friday morning as was waiting for computer to finish scans before taking back to customer…
Quick Walk Around Hayhead Wood Nature Reserve – Aldridge
We decided to take the dog for a walk around Hayhead Wood nature reserve in Aldridge. The nature reserve is off the A454 Aldridge Road and is set in 17 acres. The reserve has a mixture of woodland, wetland and grassland habitats. The now nature’s reserve was originally part of the hay head work which mined limestone,
Wasp Macro – Photo Blog
Just looking outside the other day while doing some work sitting outside, noticed this wasp on one of our garden…
Nature Walk Around Beacon Park Lichfield
The other week had an hour or so to spare while the missus was at interview in Lichfield town centre…
Blue Full Moon July 2015
On the 31st July 2015 was supposedly a rare occurrence of a blue moon, we all hear the saying “Once…
Running Costs of Garden Fish Pond
One of the questions I mostly get asked by my customers is the running cost of a fish pond, so…
How A Garden Pond Pump Works
For the operation of a waterfall the pump simply sucks water in and pumps it up through a hosepipe which…
Stocking Your Fish Pond With Fish
Stocking With Fish This is the culmination of any water gardener’s endeavor. But it should be 2 – 3 weeks…
Fish Pond Liner Installation
These steps are the basic installation of a fish pond / pool liner. A pool liner has the advantage of…
Pre-Formed Fish Pond Installation
These steps are the basic installation of a ready made pool. Simply dig the hole to the depth required (20″)…
Garden Pond Water Loss Tips
Water loss Fish pond water loss can be caused by all different factors below we will go through the different…
Visit To Tropical Birdland
This week because our daughter had a day of school for teacher training, we decided to go out for the…
Conkers Outdoor Play Visit
We went to Conkers a outdoor adventure attraction on bank holiday Monday. It is described as “enter a world of…
Stratford-Upon-Avon Butterfly Farm Visit
We recently had a visit to Stratford-upon-avon and I decided to go round the butterfly farm. My daughter had been…
Moseley Old Hall Visit
We decieded as we had a free afternoon to go visit Moseley Old Hall which is located in Fordhouses, just…
Shugborough Hall and Estate
We recently went to Shugborough estate, as we are national trust members you get admission cheaper for the whole property…
High Peak Junction Walk
After recently catching up on the Tony Robinson TV Series Walking through history, in the first episode I noticed him…
Attingham Park & Mansion
I visited Attingham park today, as I had finished sooner on some work in nearby Shrewsbury, and because have a…
Wookey Hole & Caves
While we was on holiday at a Pontins holiday park in Brean Sands we decided to visit Wookey hole near…
Chasewater Jan 2014
Its hard to believe that it is 4 years since Chasewater reservoir started to be emptied, see my previous posts…
Hornsea Museum – Yorkshire
Last year we visited the Hornsea museum in East Riding of Yorkshire, The museum looks small from the outside, but…