Episode 274: Natural Swimming Ponds

Caroline & Jon have created the most amazing swimming pond in their back garden and have documented their journey on social media, posting videos of year-round swimming adventures and pond-life. If you need inspiration to tackle a garden project you’ve always thought was just a pipe-dream, listen in as Caroline & Jon offer their refreshingly optimistic and can-do approach.

What we talk about

What made Caroline & Jon install a pool in their garden?

Planning permission

Filling the pond

Cleaning the pond

Swimming year round

Bringing in wildlife

The planting scheme - aesthetic or functional?

Build cost   Links

Caroline & Jon on TikTok

Caroline & Jon on Instagram

Other episodes if you liked this one:

Creating Wildlife Habitats

Bats

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