New Pond
A small pond with approximately 15 pegs, stuffed with skimmers, crucian carp, perch, roach, rudd and particularly tench.
The average depth is a comfortable 5 feet, and there are a few features such as the lilies, flag irises, bulrushes and the fish refuge. The refuges are found on most of the ponds and were introduced after the ponds suffered heavily from cormorant predation about seven years ago. They consist of floating rafts that can support aquatic plant life which provide cover for the fish when cormorants are about (we have a current DEFRA permit to shoot some of these birds as a deterrent).
The New pond provides easy fishing for novices to learn or practice on. The photo above shows a young girl with a perch, typical of those that happily feed in the margins. Click this link for other catch photos from the site.