The wildlife pond - pt 2

Foxgloves have been used to under-plant the Acer on the right hand side of the wildlife pond

The small wildlife pond

Benefits to wildlife

During the past 100 years, the UK has lost almost 70% of its ponds so the creation of new ponds, no matter how small, has never been more important.

Frogs, toads and newts will all use quite small bodies of water to breed in, provided there is sufficient deep water (at least 60cm/2ft at the deepest).

Fish predate on many other forms of pond life so their introduction is best avoided.

Smaller inhabitants of your pond will be numerous. Most ponds will have pond skaters, water boatmen, water beetles, snails, mayflies, caddis flies, damselflies and dragonflies.

Info courtesy the Royal Horticultural Society