All systems go

It's been a busy couple of days on site doing the preparatory work for the build. The leaking pond has been filled in and the turf has been removed from the areas where the house and scaffolding will go.

In 24 hours the plot has gone from this:

to this:

It looks a bit of a disaster zone but the wildlife are still enjoying the garden. The fox was roaming around before the builders started at 7.30 this morning and the birds can't believe their luck with all the soil that's been churned up. The build is also attracting a lot of attention from passersby, especially small children who are entranced by the JCB, concrete mixers and the like.