Dave Johnson
Senior Member
Is there a proven method of keeping Herons away from a garden pond. I don't want to fence it off or resort to extreme measures.
Dave
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Garden Ponds
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Fred Bonney
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Dave, line wrapped round canes and running round the pond edge set about 12 to 15cm from the ground is the first plan of defence, cheap but canes are ideal for poking out eyes!
or a
Shishi Odoshi, one of those bamboo water features that tips when filled with water
One of these
http://www.tabletopfountainstore.com/products/Bamboo-Deer-Chaser-Fountain-%2d-Shishi-Odoshi.html
or a
Shishi Odoshi, one of those bamboo water features that tips when filled with water
One of these
http://www.tabletopfountainstore.com/products/Bamboo-Deer-Chaser-Fountain-%2d-Shishi-Odoshi.html
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Dave
I used to put a net over my pond/rockery and to be honest it looked naff. I tried the stretched wire but when the pond is in a rockery it doesn't work as it's all uneven.
When I completely rebuilt the bottom end of my garden I went for a man-made look rather than a natural, just for a change. Over the top I built a "pergola", more for climbing plants than anything else, but it seems to have deterred the herons which was an added bonus. I have not had any netting for 3 years now, and no problem ............. but if I look out of the window in a minute I expect a fat heron stuffing himself on my biggest koi
Pic below - click to enlarge (taken 3 yrs ago, before all climbers grew)
paul4
I used to put a net over my pond/rockery and to be honest it looked naff. I tried the stretched wire but when the pond is in a rockery it doesn't work as it's all uneven.
When I completely rebuilt the bottom end of my garden I went for a man-made look rather than a natural, just for a change. Over the top I built a "pergola", more for climbing plants than anything else, but it seems to have deterred the herons which was an added bonus. I have not had any netting for 3 years now, and no problem ............. but if I look out of the window in a minute I expect a fat heron stuffing himself on my biggest koi
Pic below - click to enlarge (taken 3 yrs ago, before all climbers grew)
paul4
Mark Walters
Senior Member
Andrew Boyne
Senior Member
A Heron flies over my pond every morning but won't dare to land near it! It tried it once when i first built it a few years ago but i think the shock of being attacked before it had even landed has put it off since!
Dave - what you need is a surface to air defence system - mine looks like this:
For some reason my little feline friend can't stand things that fly - he spends all day guarding 'his' fish from potential threats - including other cats! Being a tabby he blends in rather well so the heron probably didn't see him coming! I've had him since very young ( 12 weeks ) and he's grown up watching fish in my tanks which is why i think he's so protective of the ones in my pond.
Dave - what you need is a surface to air defence system
- mine looks like this: For some reason my little feline friend can't stand things that fly - he spends all day guarding 'his' fish from potential threats - including other cats!
Being a tabby he blends in rather well so the heron probably didn't see him coming! I've had him since very young ( 12 weeks ) and he's grown up watching fish in my tanks which is why i think he's so protective of the ones in my pond.