{"title":"Pond Tipping – Bringing Life Back to the Pond Field 🌊🐸🐟🦆","description":"\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"78\"\u003eAt Lower Blakemere Farm we’ve had Piggy Bank and Hedge Fund – now it’s time for \u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003ePond Tipping\u003c\/strong\u003e. Not about chucking rubbish in, but tipping the balance back in favour of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"252\"\u003eWe’ve got an old farm pond that’s lost its sparkle. Over the next \u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003ethree years\u003c\/strong\u003e, with your support, we’re going to turn it into a \u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003emulti-purpose wildlife haven\u003c\/strong\u003e – buzzing with dragonflies, croaking with frogs, splashing with ducks, humming with bees, swooping with bats, alive with fish, and safe for cattle to drink without wrecking the banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"594\"\u003eThis isn’t a commercial farm job – there’s no way the farm could justify the £15,000 it will take. Instead, \u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eTeam Wiggly will fund it together\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the farm team will roll up their sleeves to do the planting, building, stocking, and caring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-renderer-start-pos=\"836\"\u003eThe Three-Year Plan 📅\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"862\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eYear 1 – Tip the Scales:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter groundwork, water tests, planting marginals, meadow reseeding, habitat piles, and training cattle with GPS collars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1013\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eYear 2 – Tip in Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e Build a reed bed for clean inflow, add more trees and marginals, stock native fish, and watch frogs, dragonflies, and wildflowers flourish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1178\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eYear 3 – Tip into Balance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Final touches – fishing pegs, duck raft, seating spots – and a Pond Tipping Picnic to celebrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-renderer-start-pos=\"1306\"\u003eHow You Can Join In\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1327\"\u003e💚 \u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eAdd a tip at checkout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust want to throw in a few pennies or pounds? Tick the tip box at checkout – every little helps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1451\"\u003e🌱 \u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eSponsor a tip-in\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you’d like to \u003cem data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003etake action\u003c\/em\u003e and follow the story as it unfolds, choose one of the options below – a tree, a fish, a clump of marginals, even a duck raft.\u003cbr\u003e👉 We’ll do the planting, stocking, or building for you at the right time, and share updates as your tip comes to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-renderer-start-pos=\"1748\"\u003eWhy It Matters 🌍\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1767\"\u003eHealthy ponds are biodiversity powerhouses. With your help, Pond Tipping will deliver:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ak-ul\" data-indent-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1857\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eWildlife explosions\u003c\/strong\u003e – frogs, dragonflies, bats, birds, ducks, hedgehogs, bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1939\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eCleaner water\u003c\/strong\u003e – filtered by marginals and reed beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"1995\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eStronger farming\u003c\/strong\u003e – cattle with managed access, wildflowers thriving under grazing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"2081\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eCarbon storage \u0026amp; resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e – water and trees buffering drought and floods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"2160\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-renderer-mark=\"true\"\u003eCommunity joy\u003c\/strong\u003e – fishing, picnics, school visits, and a living classroom for nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-renderer-start-pos=\"2247\"\u003eAll contributions go straight into the Pond Tipping project fund. 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