Long Itchington Duckpond There has been a Pond at Long Itchington for over a hundred years

Click on a thumbnail for the larger picture Feeding Ducks The Feeding Pier Foraging Swan The Pool in 1956 Information Board Pond inhabitants Long Itchington Home	Long Itchington Village Pond. There has been a Pond at Long Itchington for over a hundred years.
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	In Anglo-Saxon times there were 200 million ponds in Britain. In the old days every village had a pond, somewhere for ducks to forage, horses to be washed children to swim and witches to be dunked.. By the end of the 19th Century that figure had fallen to 2 million. In 2006 Long Itchington pond was completely renovated to prevent it becoming shallow and almost drying up in the summer. It was dredged and relined, sides were reinforced and a feeding pier and island was created. Pond drainage and water supplies were unblocked and now the Pond is once more a healthy and interesting focal point for the village.
	The pond also provides a fascinating and educational place for local children to study biology and ecology. You can find out more about village ponds here. Back to Long Itchington Home Page
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