Mount Pond, Lambeth Council

Clapham Common, London SW4

Project Brief:

Mount Pond is one of only 2 fisheries in Lambeth and Lambeth Council’s Parks Team, working in partnership with The Environment Agency (EA)’s Fisheries Team, have been working hard to boost the biodiversity of Clapham Common’s fishponds.

Part of the work to improve the health and biodiversity of Mount Pond was to replace the old and damaged aerator that was in situ.

 Method:

The AquaNeo team found that they needed to call upon their nautical skills as well as their water engineering skills for this project, set by Iain Boulton of Lambeth Council in August 2020. As the only way to access and remove the now redundant aerator from the pond was by boat. Our very own intrepid ‘two men in a boat’ Marc and Dave, successfully navigated the task of installing the new industrial strength Kasco surface aerator; carrying out all wiring of the new fixture and it’s timer clocks that improve the energy efficiency of the aerator by controlling and running the aeration schedule for the pond automatically.

Result:

This historic and much loved local amenity in Clapham Commons urban parkland, now has significantly improved water quality that immediately benefits the whole ecosystem of the pond . The surface aerator installed maximises the oxygen transfer throughout, by dramatically agitating the surface water to increase its exposure to air and therefore enhancing valuable exchanging of gases to improve the oxygen levels within the pond.

The result - a much healthier and biodiverse environment that continues to improve day by day, which can be seen by the abundance of wildlife resident and the very happy anglers who have a plethora of healthy fish available to catch. Even if they sometimes get away!