Maintenance

The goat willow self-seeded a few years back and has been making steady progress round the lake.

As beautiful as it is; it has had to be trimmed back a little.  Fishing through a plant is almost impossible and so we have got to work pruning and taking some plants out.

Craig has needed to use a variety of tools; taking care not to disturb too much of the surrounding vegetation and root systems.

No that our resident Canada Geese seem to mind.

We have had two mating pairs this year with 3 goslings surviving into adulthood.

The next stage of our maintenance is addressing the height of our fishing platforms.

Put in some 10 years ago, they need to be lowered; allowing better access to the water level.

This will be on-going for some time but we hope to have it finished around mid-August as we stop or move around the lake to allow fishermen a quiet day near the water.

Folk often ask when our matches are booked (the lake is closed for these).  Please see our new page in which we hope to keep matches booked updated.

Walk through Bradford-on-Avon

Well, just a short one really as I dropped my daughter off at work.  Putting aside half an hour, I walked along Barton Farm over the bridge and toward the canal.

One of my favourite past-times is walking along this stretch of the Kennet & Avon.  There is something very restful about gentle exercise and being near water.

Still, we have small fishing lake here at Farleigh Wood and it was no surprise to see some people sitting on the bank enjoying the sunshine when I got back home.

There is no doubt, there are some beautiful fish and they all seem to be biting now!

A beautiful carp

Saw this happy chap up at the lake yesterday, just in time to snap the carp he had caught.  Not seeing the forecast,any of the fishermen were dressed in long trousers but ended up sat in a sunny bank.  They weren't moaning!