National Park wardens have braved the elements to complete a major maintenance project at Bosherston lily ponds. Wardens Steve Evans, Philip Jordan, Peter Thomas, Owen Duffy and Mike Horton joined forces to renew the 90 metres of timber decking on one of the stone causeways which cross the famous lily ponds. The causeways date from the 1860s when the three valleys above Broad Haven beach were dammed to form ponds. The decking was first added in 1992 to make the causeways wider and the central causeway also acts as a spill-over dam. It is an ideal point for viewing the small flock of goldeneye ducks that spend the winter on the central pond. The Bosherston causeways form part of the Coast Path, a National Trail, which is maintained by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and funded by the Countryside Council for Wales. "The walks round the Bosherston Lily Ponds are very popular all the year round," said National Park senior ranger Saira Evans. "We deliberately chose the winter to do the work to keep disruption to a minimum. It took five weeks and in that time the team only had two dry days. They often had to work in very difficult and wet conditions. "This was very much a team effort involving the National Trust, which owns the lily ponds as part of the Stackpole Estate, and CCW which funds Coast Path maintenance," added Saira. "The path is now fully open again in good time for walking over Christmas and New Year."