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Exploring British Pond Life

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  Visiting a local pond this spring and summer.  Jeanie Fair June 2023 | 5 min read   Teddy and Harry observing pond life. A Pond Throughout the Seasons On one of our regular nature walks we pass by three small ponds managed by the  Canal and River Trust . The ponds are hidden away between our local canal and an industrial site. I love this little patch of nature and wildlife. We make sure to walk through it at all times of the year. Getting to see the variety of changes throughout the  seasons  it always amazing. Spring and summer are definitely our favourite times of year to observe the ponds and enjoy them being part of our  local area . Spring is a time of year when nature thrives and there is an abundance of interesting things for us to see and observe. Occasionally we head to the ponds intentionally with our art materials and the boys spend time drawing what they see. Other visits are less organised and we just talk about what we see or take photographs. Harry drawing what pond c