Detecting a pond

[Dirk]

Hi all，i have a pond I think that’s what you would call it on my permission. In between two fields sided by trees, it’s not that wide but quite long. I am guessing it has always been there and probably was bigger many many years ago. The grass on my permission is getting too long again so I was thinking of having a poke around the bank & shallows. I recently got a 6” coil for my Ctx & I’ve got my wellies , any tips I think there has to be some coins & things in there right??

[Sirbleepsalot]

Hi, just go for it! Recovery may be difficult unless you have a sand scoop?

Also, wear waterproof gloves and clean up well afterwards, bound to be all sorts of nasty things in the water.

Keep us posted

Dava.

[theoriginalfatcat]

At the risk of sounding a tad dull I would add to this, "be careful"

I have two ponds on my main permission and tend to keep away from them, as the banks are slippy and I suspect the bottoms of them to be soft mud.

Perhaps take a friend if you plan to get in it?

[Brad85]

Sounds intriguing but as has been stated, recovery of any finds could be difficult. Keep us informed if you go ahead with it

[oldartefact]

Test the depth with a stick .. add some .. and wear waders ... plus a waterproof detector, and suggest taking someone with you.

[fred]

Most of the ones that I've tried seem to contain several centuries worth of junk. Also look out for munitions, ponds were a standard way of disposing of things that go bang.

[maylandmanta]

If going alone would ensure someone knows when you expect to return - ponds and lakes like to swallow humans !!. I would also suggest a self inflating lifejacket in case of falls just in case you knock yourself out or render yourself immobile during a fall into the water.

[Dirk]

Hi, just go for it! Recovery may be difficult unless you have a sand scoop?

Also, wear waterproof gloves and clean up well afterwards, bound to be all sorts of nasty things in the water.

Keep us posted

Dava.

Yeah I forgot about the sand scoop, I’ll have to get one though I could poke around on the bank until I get some

[Dirk]

At the risk of sounding a tad dull I would add to this, "be careful"

I have two ponds on my main permission and tend to keep away from them, as the banks are slippy and I suspect the bottoms of them to be soft mud.

Perhaps take a friend if you plan to get in it?

I did think about doing it when I’ve got company and bringing a rope

[Dirk]

Most of the ones that I've tried seem to contain several centuries worth of junk. Also look out for munitions, ponds were a standard way of disposing of things that go bang.

It’s got to have some good stuff in it, I imagine people have fell in it，maybe bathed in it or hid stuff in it, it’s on an Iron Age settlement

[Dirk]

If going alone would ensure someone knows when you expect to return - ponds and lakes like to swallow humans !!. I would also suggest a self inflating lifejacket in case of falls just in case you knock yourself out or render yourself immobile during a fall into the water.

Thanks I realize it could be a bit dangerous and I would be careful

[Red Fred]

I'm always a bit wary of waders. The fishing bailiff on the estate next door was poking about in the river with his waders on and the water went over the top so they filled with water. He nearly came a cropper as they were so heavy that he had trouble getting out of the water.

[Keef the Frog]

I've detected my pond for a bit of fun & it's not easy. You get a good signal & then the fun starts pin pointing it & then wafting the sludge away & trying to fumble about finding the target
Mine's sludge on limestone so I know I'm not going to disappear, leaving my hat floating on the surface !

[Dirk]

I'm always a bit wary of waders. The fishing bailiff on the estate next door was poking about in the river with his waders on and the water went over the top so they filled with water. He nearly came a cropper as they were so heavy that he had trouble getting out of the water.

I’ll be sure to investigate the depth first Andive had a look at waders on eBay to see what’s available

[Dirk]

I've detected my pond for a bit of fun & it's not easy. You get a good signal & then the fun starts pin pointing it & then wafting the sludge away & trying to fumble about finding the target
Mine's sludge on limestone so I know I'm not going to disappear, leaving my hat floating on the surface !

It could turn out to be another one of my bad ideas but currently it makes sense in my head