a local conservation group, high on the Chilterns escarpment
Greenmore Ponds
Lower Greemore Pond (c Jan 2006) before restoration
Aerial View of Greenmoor Ponds Photo from Google Earth
Clearing the upper pond – Reviewing the task
Clearing out the upper pond
Clearing out the upper pond
Excavation reaches aquifer
Dipping well after some preparatory work
Excavating down to the aquifer
Restoration work starts on the dipping well
Water flowing back into the lower pond after reconnection with the aquifer
The lower pond after restoration. After reconnection of the aquifer to the lower pond it filled steadily, and – as this picture taken in November 2007 shows – within the year had been returned to its former glory
