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1. • Worked mixture of wet clay and sand

     • a worked mixture of wet clay and sand that is impervious to water and is used to line a pond or canal
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   What is the difference between a clay pond and a puddled pond?

   • Whereas, a puddled clay pond needs a firm base, so you cannot use this method on recently disturbed land, or too near the edge of a slope where soil may creep downwards or subside. Gravelly, silty and peaty soils are affected by ground water and move therefore unadvisable for the build of puddled ponds.

   Pond Liners versus Puddled Clay > Pondliners online

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   How to line a pond with puddled clay?

   • A few important points to consider when lining a pond with puddled clay. The slope of the clay bank should be less than a 30% gradient. This makes it easier to puddle and will prevent the clay and any planting soil shifting downwards. No need to make the ponds deepest point, (preferably the middle) any deeper than three feet.

   How to make a clay pond - flowerpotman landscape gardener

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   What is ponds pools & puddles?

   • The latest in the Collins New Naturalist series, Ponds, Pools and Puddles is written by Freshwater Habitats Trust CEO Jeremy Biggs and Technical Director Penny Williams. Launching in April 2024, it brings together, for the first time, the latest scientific research that demonstrates the value of ponds to life on Earth.

   Ponds, Pools and Puddles - rethinking the importance of ponds

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   What does puddle mean?

   • A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight. To ponder. (rowing) The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water. A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. To form a puddle.

   Pond vs. Puddle — What’s the Difference?

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   What is a puddle in water?

   • What is a puddle? While we tend to know one when we see one, a solid definition for this small body of water is hard to arrive at, even for experts. “A puddle is just what you imagine, really – it’s something that’s shallow enough to splash in,” says Prof Jeremy Biggs, the CEO of the Freshwater Habitats Trust.

   Puddle Britain: 11 amazing facts about tiny bodies of water

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   What is a clay pond?

   • It’s clay that has had all the air pockets squeezed out of it to make a solid, immovable, watertight layer. Puddling is a labour intensive method and, although clay is a cheap material to use such ponds require constant attention as it is essential to keep the pond full to the brim so that the clay never dries out and cracks around the edge.

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3. www.gardeningmasterclass.co.uk › puddled-clay-pondsPuddled clay ponds (UK) - Gardening Masterclass

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   Jun 2, 2014 · How to create a puddled clay pond. Choosing plants for a puddled clay pond. Maintaining a puddled clay pond. Puddled clay – a traditional pool lining. Using puddling clay to make a waterproof lining for a pond is rarely mentioned these days – it’s all butyl, fibreglass and concrete.

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   “In the UK, we call everything up to 2 hectares [about 5 acres] a pond, but a lake that’s 2.1 hectares is really no different from a pond that’s 1.9 hectares,” he says. “Down the bottom end, we...

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   Dec 8, 2016 · Puddle clay is the most natural way of lining your pond – it is more wildlife and environmentally friendly. It is also a simple process – all it needs is for the clay to be compacted so that the air bubbles are totally squeezed out, this forms a strong watertight barrier.

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7. www.askdifference.com › pond-vs-puddlePond vs. Puddle — What’s the Difference?

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   May 2, 2024 · Ponds are typically permanent or semi-permanent water bodies that can occur naturally or can be artificially constructed. On the other hand, puddles are temporary accumulations of water that typically appear on surfaces following rainfall or irrigation.

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   making a clay lined pond is easy, just hard messy work. Puddling simply means compacting the clay to completely squeeze the air out of it, leaving a densely packed material which forms a watertight barrier.

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   May 21, 2016 · Pond Liners versus Puddled Clay. Before the invention of pond liner materials, ponds were built from puddled clay. It’s clay that has had all the air pockets squeezed out of it to make a solid, immovable, watertight layer. Puddling is a labour intensive method and, although clay is a cheap material to use such ponds require constant attention ...

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    Mar 22, 2024 · Ponds, Pools and Puddles debunks the myth of ponds being artificial habitats, created by humans. It takes the reader on a journey from the formation of the earliest ponds, billions of years ago when the first rains fell, to the present-day challenge of using ponds to tackle the crisis facing life in freshwater.