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Ponds


Bottom Pond - Cornus & Nyssa Top Pond - Potamogeton

'Best Brook' passes through three ponds on the property, and is fed by numerous shallow springs

Middle Pond duck islands Middle Pond from boardwalk

Carex islands provide a natural habitat for wild ducksDucks to build their nests and raise their ducklings

Top Pond leading to the Channel Top Pond - Gunnera & Toitoi

Top Pond was excavated in the 1970's, dug out by a bulldozer driver living in the cottage at the time

Boardwalk Bridge

'Best Brook' crossings include a boardwalk, two bridges, a culvert and a ford, while a windmillWindmill in morning mist pumps water from the same source