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Making a Pond

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Making a Pond

Useful Websites

Here is a step-by-step guide to making your own pond

  • Introduction
  • The Site
  • Shape and Dig
  • Cushion Layer
  • The Lining
  • Protection
  • Filling
  • Stocking Your Pond - Plants
  • Stocking Your Pond - Animals
  • Pond Management
  • Useful Websites
  • Credits
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Useful Websites

RSPB Advice: Making a Pond
Freshwater Habitats Trust
Building conservation - Pond Plants and Wildlife

https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2020/01/how-to-create-a-wildlife-pond/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08fg9zt

 

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