In reply to Post #99
Done, nice gesture 👍

Any reviews / thoughts on this mainline please?

TIA

Sorry to read this, but I have happily donated to a great cause. Best of health and a huge well done 👏🏻

In reply to Post #48
Will keep an eye on the classifieds in that case

In reply to Post #2
Viktor, that's absolutely fine and thanks for the feedback. I've updated the post and removed reference.

I've shared the petition and a relevant article, people can make their own opinions on it from that. Regarding the Arup work, you've made an assumption based upon a feasibility study which hasn't yet been concluded - all a matter of opinions.

Ultimately, the ponds have been there for 200 years and all life there would not be supported should that be removed.

Be grateful if members could sign this petition to help raise awareness of proposals involving Canops Ponds, Lydney which could be removed due to ageing dams not meeting modern standards. TIA

Canop Ponds Petition

Forestry England are looking at closing Cannop, endangering the local wildlife and taking away a massive part of the forests history.

Copied from the petition;

Cannop Ponds were created in 1825 and 1829 for industrial purposes, which makes them 193 years and 197 years old respectively, Yorkley & District Angling Club have leased the ponds for coarse fishing from Forestry England and its predecessors since 1958. The ponds contain a variety of uk native freshwater fish such as Roach, Rudd, Perch, Tench, Eels, Bream, Carp, Pike, Dace, Brown trout and Sticklebacks. During its 64 years of stewardship of Cannop Ponds as a fishery Yorkley & District Angling Club members have carried out many thousands of volunteer hours, maintaining and improving the ponds for the benefit of its members and the general public, these include but are not exhaustive of, repairs and maintenance of footpaths, creation and maintenance of fishing pegs and fishing platforms, control of non-native invasive pond weed, water quality monitoring/correction and management of fish stocks. Over the years the clubs relationship with its landlord Forestry England and its predecessors has been a good one, particularly with local based Forestry Rangers and office staff.

The ponds are fed by The Cannop Brook which flows through Cannop 2 then flows down to and through Cannop 1, at the moment there two distinct ecosystems, the brook ecosystem and the pond ecosystem, if Forestry England's plans are implemented there will only be one ecosystem the brook ecosystem.

All the fish currently in the ponds with the exception of Brown Trout, eels, dace and sticklebacks would not survive in the brook ecosystem and would have to be removed and relocated elsewhere. The Swans, Mandarin Ducks and most of the other waterbirds would not be present in a brook ecosystem, also the ponds amphibians & Invertebrates such as the Great Crested Newts, Frogs, Damselfly larvae etc would not survive in a brook ecosystem and would need to be relocated.

Forestry England have told the club that both ponds are classified as reservoirs and are therefore subject to the Reservoirs act 1975, this legislation gives a strict responsibility to reservoir Owners to inspect, maintain and repair, it appears to the club that rather than face the financial burden of the repairs required to the ponds Forestry England has decided to try and avoid its obligation to repair by removing the ponds completely thus ending its current and all future liabilities. Cannop ponds are two Iconic, historic beauty spots in a unique ecosystem, they are used and appreciated by 1000s of local people and visitors alike, they are also the final resting place of many departed loved ones whose ashes have been spread over the ponds surface, the ponds also have a positive effect on people's mental health and wellbeing, not just anglers, but birdwatchers, cyclists and walkers amongst others.

The Club strongly condemns Forestry England's Proposals and ask them to quickly reconsider, and take the responsible course of action which is to repair. The club also asks for the support of other Forestry England Stakeholders, our local MP Mark Harper and other local politicians, The Environment Agency, The Angling Trust and the General Public in opposing Forestry England's Hairbrained scheme.

Article from local paper: Hereford Times

BBC News


HELP SAVE CANNOP PONDS

In reply to Post #19
Bought x3 Emblem 45 SCW QD-OT from Vale last year for £432 delivered - saving of around £108. They will be the ones, if any, that get my money this year again.

In reply to Post #1
A friend stayed there in the summer with his missus and had a great few days angling with around 7 fish fishing just the days, the best being a fully scaled at just over 30 and some nice old commons.

Tactics wise you can get away with going very simple, bags with fake corn hookbaits did the business for him.

Enjoy

In reply to Post #9
All baitworks gear is good stuff, you will be happy with any of them. They do a sample pack for £1, get this and you won't go wrong - everyone has a different personal preference at the end of the day.

For what it's worth, Creamino is a good bait; light colour and a nice sweet creamy smell, it is very soft though so if you have any nuisance species get the hook baits.

In reply to Post #2
Have you bought from them recently?

I tried about 7 months ago, ordered and then got an email the next day stating they were out of stock and the website was due to be updated with a refund processed straight away.

Problem is since then, I've tried a few times to get ahold of them and they either don't respond to messages or pick up the phone... very odd!