Great video once again. I can't stress enough how good having a wildlife pond is, not just for the wildlife it attracts, but also for our own enjoyment and mindfulness. Really grateful for these inspirational videos which spurred me on to actually creating a pond rather than daydreaming about one. Our pond is only 2-3 months old now, but delighted that the dragon fly perch has been used by blue tailed damselflies and now a common darter dragonfly. Common blue damselflies have also visited and female emperor and broad bodied chasers have laid eggs. Add in the various pond skaters, diving beetles, water snails and the pond plants establishing themselves and something new seems to be happening every day. Brilliant stuff.
Hi Dave - so good to hear from you, and what a wonderful statement to encourage others, couldn't have put it better myself :) Am so glad you are seeing the rewards of a pond already and hope that when others read your comment they're just as convinced - thanks so much, hope you're doing fine - best wishes, Joel
Thank you Joel. That's so encouraging to hear. I have a small garden not much space but I do have a small pond. Lots of biodiversity and pollinating plants. I'm going to purchase your book and give it to my friends. Its lovely to encourage others. Brilliant work.
Hi Helen - I am very grateful to you for your support, it really is encouraging and keeps me going :) Remember that any supplies mentioned in the book are available on the website now, a place where you can get everything you need to make a change - www.wildyourgarden.com - thank you so much for spreading the word via the book, do let them know about the youtube channel too :) Best wishes, Joel
Wow Anja, thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate the support, it does make it all worthwhile and knowing that hard work is supporting more and more wildlife keeps me going :) Best wishes to you and yours, Joel
I saw your reply Joel but for some reason it's not showing here. I'll look forward to the footage mate. Still loving the feel of your channel. Best wishes to all your family 🙂👍
Aaargh - THAT explains it! Several comments have appeared on the channel and I've been alerted to them and was convinced I'd responded already but it seems a lot have disappeared, so not only am I playing catch up during a quick lunch break, I am no doubt repeating myself! ;) What's the betting all the previous comments appear and people suspect I am losing my mind! ;) Hope you are doing fine - I'm off to Scotland again on Friday and really hoping to get some good video of the amazing flora and fauna there - oh and hoping for good weather of course! Best wishes to you - Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton hi Joel that's the wonders of modern technology, always prone to fail 😄. Good luck up in Scotland, hope you get to travel around a bit whilst up there. Its been several years since I visited the Highlands and look forward to getting back up there one day. My son spent time up there doing the East Highland Way hike and wild camping just a few months ago. Reminded me what I'm missing not visiting. All the best mate and take care. 👍
Hello there! Sorry for my absence - it's been non-stop. Yes, an absolute beauty, it's known as a Broad Bodied Chaser, as is clear from his waist size! ;) Hope you are keeping well - best wishes, Joel
So exiting with the new projects! Can't wait to see the bog garden - been trying to figure out how to make a new pond AND a bog garden AND an overflow rain bed all in one :-) Thanks again for being my favourite wild life inspiration!
Hi Mette - thank you so much for your support! It's encouragement like this that keeps me going :) I should be starting the bog garden towards end of next week and will try to upload the video as soon as possible afterwards, making the videos is easy, it's just the editing and time taken when uploading that makes it more difficult. I am so glad the channel has been helpful to you and I really am grateful for your kind words - best wishes, Joel
excellent joel ... that reminds me too add a perch 👍hope your well ... and keep up the hard work up and down the country 👊👊remember to get some rest too 😊
Hey :) You'll get a grateful visitor or two in no time with one of these perches, it's so rewarding seeing them finding it so quickly too. I think the only rest I get at the moment is when I'm asleep in bed, which seems to take no time at all lately! ;) Hope you're doing ok - best wishes - Joel
Thanks Joel, I’ve watched all your wildlife videos and I current have an above ground goldfish patio pond with plants, but now I want to get myself a wildlife pond so frogs can be happy. Thanks so much for your advice, it’s really helped 😃
Thank you Vicky - so sorry for the delay in acknowledging everyone but working on a huge project in Derbyshire and it's proving difficult to keep up with everyone at the moment. But please don't think you're being ignored, your kind words and encouragement/support really do make a difference to me - thanks for being a part of this great community we have here - best wishes, Joel
I dug a pond this spring after watching your videos. I had three drangon flies, all different species, flying around the pond the other day. You're a great inspiration
Thank you so much - that means a lot and I really appreciate your support, so glad the channel has been an inspiration and as you can testify already, ponds are one of the most important things for attracting all kinds of wildlife :) Best wishes, Joel
Excellent tip, just put a pond in at the start of spring and was hoping to see some dragonflies or damselflies in the garden. I have not seen any yet, but will now be adding some perches. Looking forward to the 100th pond build 🐝
That's great to hear Mark, I expect you are seeing many rewards already but the dragonflies will find you and may have already visited and laid eggs that you just aren't aware of yet - keep your eye out - not sure if you saw the video on the channel "what animals live in your pond?" but it shows them in their nymph stage, so you know what to look out for. Do put a perch in though, they can't resist having maximum impact on other flying insects! ;) Best wishes, and I'll be sure to film that 100th pond - thanks for all your support too, it's appreciated - Joel
Thanks for another informative video Joel. How exciting it must be for the owners of the pond to monitor the changes! Hoping you manage to get some time off this summer. Take care.
Hi there! It's happened so quickly once again, we're just waiting for a Grey Wagtail to appear now :) I plan to go up to Scotland again at the end of August - more footage to edit and try to upload when I get a chance, still haven't managed the last lot yet, or indeed Arnside where I did a special video on what I found there - Scotland this time should prove more relaxing I hope - hope you and yours are well Suzanne - best wishes, Joel
I’m amazed you fit a video in at all Joel with a full time job and traveling, but when you do they’re always so informative. You’ve made yet another great pond as can be seen by the value it is already providing for the local wildlife. Can’t wait to see your centenary pond!
Hi at last! Yes, it's been non-stop, 6 days a week (a few 7 day weeks) and still so much to do and so many people to see, but I'm determined to get through it all if it means more habitats for creatures clearly in urgent need, the speed at which these creatures find these water bodies is amazing. I'll certainly be doing a video on the 100th pond Tracey :) Best wishes, as always - Joel
Thank you for installing wildlife ponds! The first thing I noticed when I built my newest pond was mosquito larvae, the second thing I noticed was dragonflies. Now I never see the mosquito larvae.
Thank you :) Guess who's playing catch up again! Have another video (at last) scheduled for about 6pm tonight - the Scotland visit... best wishes - Joel
You are very welcome Francis :) So glad the channel has been helpful to you and that you will be making a sanctuary for nature too - best of luck! I am really grateful for your support, best wishes - Joel
They'll certainly show - you never know if they've been already and have made use of the area for egg-laying - I hope you get to see some soon and yes, they'll certainly make a dent in the larvae, bats and amphibians will too :) Hope you're doing well - best wishes, Joel
What type of wood Joel? I was once told some woods are a no go because of resin, and/or their ability to make the water acid. Thank you from Haarlem Holland
Hi Esther :) I usually use apple tree branches or oak, I would avoid the pine species ie those that produce resin like juniper, cedar, spruce etc - hope this helps - best wishes, Joel
Hi Zana - been very busy with work, making the most of the lighter evenings and 6 days a week at the moment - but more habitats being made every day :) I will try to do a video about the winter plants but I am not too good with indoor plants, I have some but don't know much about them - it's is the wilder outdoor plants that I know about :) Best wishes, Joel
You must be flat out at the moment with meadow creation prepping, pond designs and landscaping whilst the weather is good, albeit a tad hot. Take care🙂👍. Have a great week!
You're right! 70% of what keeps me going is knowing all these habitats are being used more or less immediately, which just shows again how important they are for so many creatures who are desperately in need. A lot of work on the horizon but I'm certainly not complaining about that, just wish it was a tad cooler! :) Hope you are both doing fine - best wishes - Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thanks, Joel. I have uploaded a couple of short videos about a joey rescue we did a couple of months ago you might like. Have a great week.
Yes these perches are essential for Dragonfly look outs, and because they are constantly hunting it keeps down midges that would otherwise cause problems when sitting out for your sundowner!, Take care, and try not to work for too long at a time, a short break is all you need to charge the batteries for another big push, at 35 degs here you need to keep topping up on liquids to avoid chronic cramp! Chris B.
Hi Chris - as always, I agree with you wholeheartedly, particularly the bit about taking breaks! ;) We've certainly had some heat recently and it's set to continue... Stay safe over there - Joel
Lol, what coincidental timing! Just yesterday, I put up some twigs for the dragonflies to perch on around my flowers because the mosquitoes are eating my legs *UP* !!! 😂
Haha! They will appreciate that I am sure - I hope you get some visitors soon and that your legs heal quickly - mosquitoes really do ruin a summer evening don't they! ;) Best wishes - Joel
broad bodied chaser nymphs love shallow water in full sun. i built a pond in the 80s and it had a large area just a few inches deep and a muddy bottom, and in was full of them. literally hundreds. it was amazing watching them emerge and fly off. sadly my parents sold the garden off to david wilson homes and my wildlife garden was totally destroyed
Great info again Andy, thank you - so sorry to hear about the lost garden, that really is upsetting but I hope you have your own garden now to re-wild and make a haven in :) There's been a lot of habitat loss through new build sites in many years now - all we can do is try to make new habitats in our own greenspaces and hope that new owners don't prefer astro-turf etc! Best wishes - Joel
Hello sa iyo! Maligayang pagdating sa channel Mr Gambol, talagang pinahahalagahan ko ang iyong suporta - Ngayon ko lang nabisita ang iyong channel at kahit na hindi ko maintindihan ang lahat ng wika ang mga video ay mahusay - malusog ang hitsura ng isda Sir! :) Pinakamahusay na pagbati, sa iyo - Joel
Can't quite believe it myself Mark! 10 acres of meadow this year and 100 ponds for sure - not stopping here though :) Hope you're doing ok - best wishes, Joel
At last huh? ;) I do nearly a video every 2-3 days at the moment but it's just finding time to edit and upload them, I've not been getting in until late due to working at quite a distance and using all the light hours I can to ensure jobs stay on track - but I shall have a flood of these videos come end of Autumn, so look out! ;) Best wishes, as always - Joel
How wonderful Rose - yes, they spend a vast amount of their lives under water of course but as adults they hunt in the vicinity and of course where there is an abundance of insects :)
I build a wildlife pond about 2 yrs ago now so I can't wait until they find it. But most of my tadpoles have now turned into froglets and are jumping and swimming all over the place.
Hello there :) They will find it soon and may have even visited when you've not been looking or aware - remember they will stay under water for up to 2 years before they emerge as these beauties. Me too re the froglets, every time I walk past the meadow or borders they make an appearance - hope you are doing well - best wishes as always - Joel
Hello there :) It's probably not too clear in the video but there are adjacent shrubs and trees for quick cover for any drinking birds etc. Ponds will do well in full sun too of course - best wishes, Joel
great idea i live in holland and have mozzie problems ill put a dragonfly perch in my pond
Great video once again. I can't stress enough how good having a wildlife pond is, not just for the wildlife it attracts, but also for our own enjoyment and mindfulness. Really grateful for these inspirational videos which spurred me on to actually creating a pond rather than daydreaming about one.
Our pond is only 2-3 months old now, but delighted that the dragon fly perch has been used by blue tailed damselflies and now a common darter dragonfly. Common blue damselflies have also visited and female emperor and broad bodied chasers have laid eggs. Add in the various pond skaters, diving beetles, water snails and the pond plants establishing themselves and something new seems to be happening every day. Brilliant stuff.
Hi Dave - so good to hear from you, and what a wonderful statement to encourage others, couldn't have put it better myself :) Am so glad you are seeing the rewards of a pond already and hope that when others read your comment they're just as convinced - thanks so much, hope you're doing fine - best wishes, Joel
Thank you Joel. That's so encouraging to hear. I have a small garden not much space but I do have a small pond. Lots of biodiversity and pollinating plants.
I'm going to purchase your book and give it to my friends.
Its lovely to encourage others. Brilliant work.
Hi Helen - I am very grateful to you for your support, it really is encouraging and keeps me going :) Remember that any supplies mentioned in the book are available on the website now, a place where you can get everything you need to make a change - www.wildyourgarden.com - thank you so much for spreading the word via the book, do let them know about the youtube channel too :) Best wishes, Joel
Your are such an inspiration Joel. Thank you for making our world a wilder place.
Wow Anja, thank you so much for your kind words, I really appreciate the support, it does make it all worthwhile and knowing that hard work is supporting more and more wildlife keeps me going :) Best wishes to you and yours, Joel
Great video Joel. That's a decent sized pond and great to see wildlife already moving in. 98 ponds.... well done mate. 👏👍
I saw your reply Joel but for some reason it's not showing here. I'll look forward to the footage mate. Still loving the feel of your channel. Best wishes to all your family 🙂👍
Aaargh - THAT explains it! Several comments have appeared on the channel and I've been alerted to them and was convinced I'd responded already but it seems a lot have disappeared, so not only am I playing catch up during a quick lunch break, I am no doubt repeating myself! ;) What's the betting all the previous comments appear and people suspect I am losing my mind! ;) Hope you are doing fine - I'm off to Scotland again on Friday and really hoping to get some good video of the amazing flora and fauna there - oh and hoping for good weather of course! Best wishes to you - Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton hi Joel that's the wonders of modern technology, always prone to fail 😄.
Good luck up in Scotland, hope you get to travel around a bit whilst up there. Its been several years since I visited the Highlands and look forward to getting back up there one day.
My son spent time up there doing the East Highland Way hike and wild camping just a few months ago.
Reminded me what I'm missing not visiting.
All the best mate and take care. 👍
What a gorgeous dragonfly :)
Hello there! Sorry for my absence - it's been non-stop. Yes, an absolute beauty, it's known as a Broad Bodied Chaser, as is clear from his waist size! ;) Hope you are keeping well - best wishes, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Don't apologise, I understand that you have been busy. I suppose that I am doing well despite being in another lockdown
So exiting with the new projects! Can't wait to see the bog garden - been trying to figure out how to make a new pond AND a bog garden AND an overflow rain bed all in one :-) Thanks again for being my favourite wild life inspiration!
Hi Mette - thank you so much for your support! It's encouragement like this that keeps me going :) I should be starting the bog garden towards end of next week and will try to upload the video as soon as possible afterwards, making the videos is easy, it's just the editing and time taken when uploading that makes it more difficult. I am so glad the channel has been helpful to you and I really am grateful for your kind words - best wishes, Joel
excellent joel ... that reminds me too add a perch 👍hope your well ... and keep up the hard work up and down the country 👊👊remember to get some rest too 😊
Hey :) You'll get a grateful visitor or two in no time with one of these perches, it's so rewarding seeing them finding it so quickly too. I think the only rest I get at the moment is when I'm asleep in bed, which seems to take no time at all lately! ;) Hope you're doing ok - best wishes - Joel
Thanks Joel, I’ve watched all your wildlife videos and I current have an above ground goldfish patio pond with plants, but now I want to get myself a wildlife pond so frogs can be happy. Thanks so much for your advice, it’s really helped 😃
Thank you Vicky - so sorry for the delay in acknowledging everyone but working on a huge project in Derbyshire and it's proving difficult to keep up with everyone at the moment. But please don't think you're being ignored, your kind words and encouragement/support really do make a difference to me - thanks for being a part of this great community we have here - best wishes, Joel
I dug a pond this spring after watching your videos. I had three drangon flies, all different species, flying around the pond the other day. You're a great inspiration
Thank you so much - that means a lot and I really appreciate your support, so glad the channel has been an inspiration and as you can testify already, ponds are one of the most important things for attracting all kinds of wildlife :) Best wishes, Joel
So lovely dragonfly!😍😍
Excellent tip, just put a pond in at the start of spring and was hoping to see some dragonflies or damselflies in the garden. I have not seen any yet, but will now be adding some perches. Looking forward to the 100th pond build 🐝
That's great to hear Mark, I expect you are seeing many rewards already but the dragonflies will find you and may have already visited and laid eggs that you just aren't aware of yet - keep your eye out - not sure if you saw the video on the channel "what animals live in your pond?" but it shows them in their nymph stage, so you know what to look out for. Do put a perch in though, they can't resist having maximum impact on other flying insects! ;) Best wishes, and I'll be sure to film that 100th pond - thanks for all your support too, it's appreciated - Joel
Thanks for another informative video Joel. How exciting it must be for the owners of the pond to monitor the changes! Hoping you manage to get some time off this summer. Take care.
Hi there! It's happened so quickly once again, we're just waiting for a Grey Wagtail to appear now :) I plan to go up to Scotland again at the end of August - more footage to edit and try to upload when I get a chance, still haven't managed the last lot yet, or indeed Arnside where I did a special video on what I found there - Scotland this time should prove more relaxing I hope - hope you and yours are well Suzanne - best wishes, Joel
I’m amazed you fit a video in at all Joel with a full time job and traveling, but when you do they’re always so informative. You’ve made yet another great pond as can be seen by the value it is already providing for the local wildlife. Can’t wait to see your centenary pond!
Hi at last! Yes, it's been non-stop, 6 days a week (a few 7 day weeks) and still so much to do and so many people to see, but I'm determined to get through it all if it means more habitats for creatures clearly in urgent need, the speed at which these creatures find these water bodies is amazing. I'll certainly be doing a video on the 100th pond Tracey :) Best wishes, as always - Joel
Thank you for installing wildlife ponds! The first thing I noticed when I built my newest pond was mosquito larvae, the second thing I noticed was dragonflies. Now I never see the mosquito larvae.
Brilliant Joel 🐸💚🐸
Thank you :) Guess who's playing catch up again! Have another video (at last) scheduled for about 6pm tonight - the Scotland visit... best wishes - Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton nice one Joel set it to premier if you can so your viewers know you have a video coming up 🐸💚🐸
Thanks for all the tips. I am looking forward to making my backyard into a home for wildlife.
You are very welcome Francis :) So glad the channel has been helpful to you and that you will be making a sanctuary for nature too - best of luck! I am really grateful for your support, best wishes - Joel
I hope I've got some dragonfly larvae in my pond, I need something to feast on the midge larvae now! Thanks for sharing Joel 👍
They'll certainly show - you never know if they've been already and have made use of the area for egg-laying - I hope you get to see some soon and yes, they'll certainly make a dent in the larvae, bats and amphibians will too :) Hope you're doing well - best wishes, Joel
What type of wood Joel? I was once told some woods are a no go because of resin, and/or their ability to make the water acid. Thank you from Haarlem Holland
Hi Esther :) I usually use apple tree branches or oak, I would avoid the pine species ie those that produce resin like juniper, cedar, spruce etc - hope this helps - best wishes, Joel
long time where u been ? & plz tell us about best winter plants to grow it in door
Hi Zana - been very busy with work, making the most of the lighter evenings and 6 days a week at the moment - but more habitats being made every day :) I will try to do a video about the winter plants but I am not too good with indoor plants, I have some but don't know much about them - it's is the wilder outdoor plants that I know about :) Best wishes, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thank you for replying to my question i can find what plant are good to grow in Canada , thx keep in touch
You must be flat out at the moment with meadow creation prepping, pond designs and landscaping whilst the weather is good, albeit a tad hot. Take care🙂👍. Have a great week!
You're right! 70% of what keeps me going is knowing all these habitats are being used more or less immediately, which just shows again how important they are for so many creatures who are desperately in need. A lot of work on the horizon but I'm certainly not complaining about that, just wish it was a tad cooler! :) Hope you are both doing fine - best wishes - Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton Thanks, Joel. I have uploaded a couple of short videos about a joey rescue we did a couple of months ago you might like. Have a great week.
Yes these perches are essential for Dragonfly look outs, and because they are constantly hunting it keeps down midges that would otherwise cause problems when sitting out for your sundowner!, Take care, and try not to work for too long at a time, a short break is all you need to charge the batteries for another big push, at 35 degs here you need to keep topping up on liquids to avoid chronic cramp! Chris B.
Hi Chris - as always, I agree with you wholeheartedly, particularly the bit about taking breaks! ;) We've certainly had some heat recently and it's set to continue... Stay safe over there - Joel
Lol, what coincidental timing!
Just yesterday, I put up some twigs for the dragonflies to perch on around my flowers because the mosquitoes are eating my legs *UP* !!! 😂
Haha! They will appreciate that I am sure - I hope you get some visitors soon and that your legs heal quickly - mosquitoes really do ruin a summer evening don't they! ;) Best wishes - Joel
Very important for drsgonflies now that B. Gates releasing GMO mosquitoes
Thanks Joel, does the perch have to be vertical? The wood I have keeps toppling over as its full of air, I've laid some down over the pond.
broad bodied chaser nymphs love shallow water in full sun. i built a pond in the 80s and it had a large area just a few inches deep and a muddy bottom, and in was full of them. literally hundreds. it was amazing watching them emerge and fly off. sadly my parents sold the garden off to david wilson homes and my wildlife garden was totally destroyed
Great info again Andy, thank you - so sorry to hear about the lost garden, that really is upsetting but I hope you have your own garden now to re-wild and make a haven in :) There's been a lot of habitat loss through new build sites in many years now - all we can do is try to make new habitats in our own greenspaces and hope that new owners don't prefer astro-turf etc! Best wishes - Joel
Good work Joel 👍
Thank you Peter - appreciated! :)
gud day I'm a new friend fully suport to you my new friend. very nice video. keep safe my new friend. 👍❤️
Hello sa iyo! Maligayang pagdating sa channel Mr Gambol, talagang pinahahalagahan ko ang iyong suporta - Ngayon ko lang nabisita ang iyong channel at kahit na hindi ko maintindihan ang lahat ng wika ang mga video ay mahusay - malusog ang hitsura ng isda Sir! :) Pinakamahusay na pagbati, sa iyo - Joel
Wow, 98 ponds. That's impressive.
Can't quite believe it myself Mark! 10 acres of meadow this year and 100 ponds for sure - not stopping here though :) Hope you're doing ok - best wishes, Joel
Can’t wait to see your 100 wildlife pond 🤞🏻
Can't wait to do it! Should be by the end of next week :) Hope you're doing ok George - stay safe - best wishes to you and yours, Joel
@@WildYourGardenWithJoelAshton All good thank you Joel
Regards to you and family all as well 😊
Woop New video
At last huh? ;) I do nearly a video every 2-3 days at the moment but it's just finding time to edit and upload them, I've not been getting in until late due to working at quite a distance and using all the light hours I can to ensure jobs stay on track - but I shall have a flood of these videos come end of Autumn, so look out! ;) Best wishes, as always - Joel
Last year I found a dragonfly in my garden on my sage plant but I didn't have a pond. ? I think it was a hawker dragonfly???
How wonderful Rose - yes, they spend a vast amount of their lives under water of course but as adults they hunt in the vicinity and of course where there is an abundance of insects :)
I build a wildlife pond about 2 yrs ago now so I can't wait until they find it. But most of my tadpoles have now turned into froglets and are jumping and swimming all over the place.
Hello there :) They will find it soon and may have even visited when you've not been looking or aware - remember they will stay under water for up to 2 years before they emerge as these beauties. Me too re the froglets, every time I walk past the meadow or borders they make an appearance - hope you are doing well - best wishes as always - Joel
I'm surprised that the pond isn't beside a border with shrubs for protective cover: this is what I have in mind for my pond sometime in the future...
Hello there :) It's probably not too clear in the video but there are adjacent shrubs and trees for quick cover for any drinking birds etc. Ponds will do well in full sun too of course - best wishes, Joel
😱 there is a ghost behind you in the house !
Haha - didn't see that when I was uploading the video, I *think* it's the client.... ;) Best wishes Jonny - Joel
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