Living the good life !

[Norfolkdipper]

The dyke gives access to Rockland broad, crossing to the R Yare & the broads. MY section is overgrown & needs a real clean up. I hope to go visit again soon & will take & post a selection of pics, of the dyke & 'fishing pond', so all can see what needs doing.

[Christian T]

Sounds like the dream Norfolkdipper! What more could a man want. Someone who keeps chickens was telling me that they don't keep pigs as well as there are a couple of transferable diseases, that whilst rare tend to be deadly. It's not something I know anything about but thought it perhaps worth a heads up. It might not be such a problem on a small scale.

[Norfolkdipper]

Thanks. chickens & pigs will be at opersite ends of farm.

[Norfolkdipper]

Here's the work-party plan, as it stands right now

 

Workparty

10am-4pm or dusk. Saturday.

Free food & drink on the day.

Free fishing for a year to all that help on the day.

Job list

1) Clear banks of overgrown vegitation.

2) Cut back invasive species

3) Drag pond & dyke for 'snags'

4) Electro stun fish survey.

5) Replace platforms.

6) Widen both pond & dyke to 50' wide. ( If permission granted)

7) Mark out 'pegs', at 3 yards each = 130

8) Re-stock pond only, if needed, as dyke is 'naturally' stocked.

9) Move 'levy' back, 30ft.

10) Prepare concrete pad for 'angler's' shed, 40ft x 24ft.

11) Lay water house to pad for shed.

Finish Sunday if needed

As usual, plans can change!!!

[wotnobivvy]

Just a thought, the pegs seem to be a bit close together. A 13' rod will cover the distance easily

[Steve Burke]

Just a thought, the pegs seem to be a bit close together. A 13' rod will cover the distance easily

 

I totally agree. I'd definitely cut down the number of pegs. Many of us won't fish waters where the pegs are too close so that could cost you money. Additionally you've got the extra upkeep.

[Norfolkdipper]

Thanks for those replies. Would double the distance between pegs be better?

[chesters1]

Here's the work-party plan, as it stands right now

 

Workparty

10am-4pm or dusk. Saturday.

Free food & drink on the day.

Free fishing for a year to all that help on the day.

 

Job list

1) Clear banks of overgrown vegitation.

2) Cut back invasive species

3) Drag pond & dyke for 'snags'

4) Electro stun fish survey.

5) Replace platforms.

6) Widen both pond & dyke to 50' wide. ( If permission granted)

7) Mark out 'pegs', at 3 yards each = 130

8) Re-stock pond only, if needed, as dyke is 'naturally' stocked.

9) Move 'levy' back, 30ft.

10) Prepare concrete pad for 'angler's' shed, 40ft x 24ft.

11) Lay water house to pad for shed.

 

Finish Sunday if needed

As usual, plans can change!!!

All that in 6 hours ,i would love to see the size of your whip!

You can will need a real road just to get the cement lorries to the prospective trench for the pad ,methinks your not really a realistic chap ,nor understand the physics of landscaping, i square mtr hole produces more than double that in soil that needs shifting somewhere ,lorries cannot function on unsupported earth so you will need a hymac and a couple of dumpers to transport the soil about.

You will need a proper trench to install water ,and the necessary warning fills ontop of it ,sounds like you will need electric as well ,armoured cable is blooming expensive and that needs wiring by professionals each end but that maybe another trench unless you can combine water and electric ,and both of them take the anglers shed into a different scene as it becomes a permanent structure requiring planning permission etc.

Its not so easy when it comes down to reality

I spent 20 years turning my bosses imagination into reality and it cost a fortune and a little more than six hours plus maybe sunday ,a bulldozer and two chaps and a digger were there for the first year permanently and that was just for an 18 acre garden construction and only a little pond!

Sorry for the jolt but planning is great fun but extremely easy ,large scale terraforming is expensive and long lasting and it will probably make you poor ,i couldnt afford the felt for the roof of the shed never mind the shed ,i cried redoing a 6x8 ft ones roof with 15 year felt ,mind you i cry easily over money

I am not trying to put your efforts down chesters1 style ,i spent a year full time helping restore the basingstoke canal and as i said 20 years restoring a garden ,experience shows me moving dirt = great expense ,moving wet dirt even more

Edited January 26, 2014 by chesters1

[dant]

One of the nicest areas in all of Norfolk! I grew up the otherside of the river.

Good luck!

[Norfolkdipper]

Thanks Chesters 1. If it was not for people like you to rain me in, I would have screwed it up completely. So don't feel you are offending me, you are helping. If I plan to big, I have the chance to bring it back. If I plan to small, I lose out. It does make me think the shed is to much & a couple of 'thunder boxes' will do. If you haven't used the links to see the site, PM me your email & I will send you details, tried to upload onto here but it wont allow it. The first dry day that comes along, I intend on going & taking photos to post on here, 6 yrs of being left alone has made a mess. A combination of posts on here & emails gives me a work party of 20+ people.

Thanks again

Chesters 1.

 

Dant

I have access to a private river bank on a farm at Postwick. Got caught out by the tide there, looked down & keepnet (1/2 full) was dry. Had to jump in & empty it a few yards out so the fish had water. Now I am looking at a farm quite near, water wise. So yes a really nice area.