A pond is a small area of still, fresh water. It is different from a river or a stream because it does not have moving water and it differs from a lake because it has a small area and is no more than around 1.8m deep.

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Image: Ponds by Nick M 

Information sourced from:

Norfolk Wildlife Trust (2014), Wildlife in Norfolk [online], Available from: https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/species-explorer/freshwater-invertebrates/norfolk-hawker [accessed 14/07/2015].

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2015), Triturus cristatus [online], Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/search [accessed 14/07/2015].

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2015), Epidalea calamita [online], Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/search [accessed 14/07/2015].

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2015), Rana temporaria [online]. Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/search [accessed 14/07/2015].

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