Monument record MDO8216 - Ponds for duck shooting, Trigon Farm, Wareham St Martin

Two linked ponds designed for duck shooting. One is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. These two post medieval decoy ponds are visible on aerial photographs of Ford Plantations taken in 1945.

The brick kilns ceased operation before 1902, when the ponds were developed as Duck Ponds; with hides for duck shooting; sunken paths with peat walls along the adjoining banks were created along both sides of the main Duck Pond, with off shoots to hides. (1)

Two late 19th century decoy ponds are visible on aerial photographs of Ford Plantations taken in 1945 (2). These features were digitally plotted during the Wild Purbeck Mapping Project. They are still visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project.

<1> Bannister, Nicola R, and David E, 1990, A Historic Landscape Survey of Trigon Estate, near Wareham, Dorset, A30 (Unpublished document). SDO12722.

<1> Bannister, Nicola R, and David E, 1990, A Historic Landscape Survey of Trigon Estate, Wareham, A30 (Index). SDO21778.

<2> Royal Air Force, 21-JAN-1945, RAF 106G/LA/105 2042-43 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13196.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch 1 (Map). SDO10239.

Record last edited

Jul 1 2026 12:18PM