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| FURNACE
POND, ON THE
ERIDGE ESTATE, NEAR
TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Furnace Pond is located at the top end of the Eridge
Estate in
the same 6000 acres of prime English countryside as the main lake,
but inside the Deer Park, again spring fed as it flows to the main
lake below.
Many years ago the dam breeched and
left the pond
dry, until 2003 when I removed
the top layers of silt and reshaped it. The pond now stands at 4 acres, the old Monk was removed and a
larger spillway installed to ensure a further breech impossible, a
drainage system is now in place should we ever need to. The depth
ranges from 3ft to 8ft on the dam wall with two large areas left to
create under water islands or high spots .The pond has now
matured nicely with the old
original Oaks and Alder around it. |
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| Broadoak Fisheries was
named after the large Oak facing you as you enter the fishery, of
which it takes 4 people with arms joined to circle this 500 year old
tree. We have installed a new hard base road from the main lake
entrance to a car parking area close to Furnace Pond, so the walk is
very short, this is a very secure area far away from any traffic and
noise. Twenty purpose made swims have been cut with a bark topping amply
large enough to support your needs, the entire pond is fenced in as
the Wheld Walk passes nearby used by mainly ramblers, the deer
run free inside the park and a sighting
becomes the norm. |
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The stock consists of
double figured fish to twenties, with at least 10 upper 20s to 28lbs
and a known 30lb plus leather,150 in all, either spawned and brought
on by myself, or removed from the main lake from when’s they went
when the dam breeched some time ago, now back where they belong, a
pool had developed at the inflow end and had supported a varied
amount of other fish, mainly Roach and Rudd, Brown Trout, and Perch,
no Bream, all have now become part of the biomass. we have
introduced some double figured Pike to control this should there be
a population increase, which happens on ponds left to mature before
filling as we did, they become very rich in insect life, we have
planted various reeds and grasses along with what nature supplies on
her own, so all told it’s the place to be. |
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The membership will
consist of 40 anglers, on a pre paid season ticket from June 16th to
March 14th (the old
closed season applies as it is an English Heritage requirement due
to the site being a S.S.S.I. ). The cost is
£200.00
plus a joining fee of £50.00, which cover the cost of the toilet
supplied and the maintenance of the road and car park, yes you may
find cheaper, but not better, download an application, send it to
me. |
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