Expansion of a small wildlife pond
The brief was to rebuild a larger, more aesthetically pleasing wildlife pond, in place of an already successful but very small one!​
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Flagstones were removed and a larger pond footprint created, with shallows for bog planting and marginals.
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A banked area was created on one side, into which propagated plants from other areas of the garden were planted.
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The original pond was emptied, and great care was taken to lift and store the existing pond plants, dragonfly nymphs, frogs and tadpoles.
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The original pond water was used to contribute to refilling the new pond, so as to help re-establish the biodiversity.
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The original pond plants were resituated, along with the frogs, dragonfly nymphs and tadpoles!
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Reports of newt sightings were made by the client a few weeks later. Success!