The Man Made Duck Pond......

Formby Bubble shared Katie Jayne Sands's photo and she said.."It's a shame the pond isn't what it was years ago!"

It certainly is a shame Katie that they don't leave nature to it's own devices. This duck pond was flourishing a few years ago. We put it down to NT Land Drainage unless anyone knows any different?

We had quite a big response from people on Facebook annoyed at the Bubble.....

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Formby Bubble This is what we are saying Ann, why has it changed so much, what has gone wrong

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Liz Williams It hasn't necessarily gone wrong . It is just part of coastal management and water levels will fluctuate

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Formby Bubble Just because you think that coastal management is working does not mean that it is Liz. The results prove it

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§ Liz Williams I don't think I misread - you just appeared critical again without the full facts . Re tree felling you need to look at the reasons for doing this , maintaining the ecological balance of the coast. Were you here 50 years ago ? And also - we still do have natterjack toads x

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Formby Bubble Yes we were all here 50 years ago and Natterjack toads are very very rare now in Formby because if the lack of ponds. Why do you think we are always critical. The full facts are that they were tree felling a few years ago and there is a lack of water now in the ponds. We are not critical, just stating facts.

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Liz Williams Surely there would be more water in the ponds if it were to do with tree felling ? Do you have the information to back up your claims ? And I do actually find some of your posts critical .

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Liz Williams And who is all please ? Who is behind Formby Bubble ?

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Formby Bubble Liz, we are not saying the tree felling has got anything to do with the lack of water, you need to re read what we have written. we were just saying that we do not see why they cannot leave things alone. When we say all, we mean the staff in our office.

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Liz Williams No but tree felling would cause an excess of water . And most people would accept that the coast needs managing. Not impressed that you won't give your names !!!

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Formby Bubble It's not that we won't give names Liz, Formby Bubble is made up of a handful of people. We are not here to argue with anyone, we are here to be informative (whether good or bad news) and for the community to discuss issues about the area. My name is Donna Abbott

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Linda Rostron Not wishing to nit pick but national Trust have had to fell many trees due to disease and their age. Wicks lane lake was man made back in the 1960's and the water table varies greatly upto a meter many interesting facts can be found in the books Sands of time and Formby freshened and Altcar. By Dr York. Will try and post a picture.

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Formby Bubble Surely the water table also fluctuated years ago Linda but that lake was always full, we aren't saying it's anyone's fault, it's just a shame that's all, people will always try and find the problem so as to blame someone and we aren't any different. Sounds like an interesting book, we will look it up, Thankyou for that

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Linda Rostron Not wishing to nit pick but national Trust have had to fell many trees due to disease and their age. Wicks lane lake was man made back in the 1960's and the water table varies greatly upto a meter many interesting facts can be found in the books Sands of time and Formby freshened and Altcar. By Dr York. Will try and post a picture.

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Linda Rostron Yes and if you look at the books you will see the levels at various stages and if fomby bubble folk had been going down there for the last 20-30 Years they would have seen it end off my curry is ready

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Formby Bubble Thanks Linda, we'll get a copy

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Formby Bubble Brilliant photos Mike

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Angela Ronayne Mike, thank you for that wonderful memory! we used to take our Boxers down there every day, and it has been drying up for years. the seaside of the bridge was virtually dry, the other side shrinking fast, and Juno and Simba have been gone for a number of years, so its nothing new. never could work out what was happening!

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Ann Wood I used to take an inflatable dingy and my kids down there in the spring and summers. It used to be packed with families having fun . This was in the early 80s. Happy memories

· Formby Bubble Liz, we think you have mis-read what we wrote, we said that we thought it was because of the land drainage, there is land drainage which we obviously need so the areas do not flood but it will obviously effect the water levels in these type of ponds as...See More

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· Linda Rostron Think it's a lot better now than 1966

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Mike Corrigan This is August 2013 which was a lousy wet summer with the pond full.

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Linda Rostron We have had a very dry summer it was empty a few weeks ago and it's now filling up. Think it's also due to water table being low. It's not national Trust land the Sefton rangers used to maintain it but due to cutbacks gets left. Maybe folks could volunteer to help???

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Mike Corrigan It appears to have gone up and down over the last few years. Here are two photos, the one with the shadows was taken in Aug2012 whilst the other with the lake full was August 2013.

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Linda Rostron The lake was full last year so I don't think it's anything to do with the houses by St likes however I think Erica Squire might have a point.

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Liz Williams Where did you hear that the NT don't drain the land ? Everything is left as far as possible . The water table fluctuates you know ! The ream is very low in the Formby area . Nature is left to its own devices !! You need to check your facts before you post , this page is getting more and more negative .

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Elaine Atkins Would be lovely to get it back to the way it was .

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· Liz Williams Formby Bubble - who exactly do you think isn't leaving nature to its own devices ?

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Marian Alison Couldn't agree more. Leave nature for the wildlife. Peops please stop mowing country lanes and then hedgehogs, etc. can use the hedgerows. There are few enough left.

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· Simon Archer I heard the land was drained when they built on the field opposite st Luke's church, the lake has been low ever since. I'm not saying this is a fact, just what I heard.

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Erica Squire I'm sure it was just speculation. I wonder if the rushes and water plants could do with some clearing. They seem to be taking over on one side of the bridge and I wonder if they take up a lot of the water?

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Grahame Abram Dog walking on Christmas Day and thought the same?

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Angela Ronayne ism that the one by man made lake?

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Nigel Booth Water table low - pond on st Luke's rd empty as are the scrapes for the toads around cabin hill

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