28 Aug 2024
The Freshwater Habitats Trust is asking citizen scientists to help find ponds that support declining species More than one in five ponds in the UK could be designated as “priority habitats” but only about 2% have been identified so far. Priority ponds are recognised as being the highest-quality water spaces for freshwater wildlife, often providing […]
25 Aug 2021
There are a number of new documents on the Defra website relating to water and habitats – ponds, lakes, ditches etc., which seem to have been released to support the sustainable farming initiative. Create ponds and lakes Find out how land managers can create new clean freshwater ponds and lakes to benefit wildlife and improve […]
30 Aug 2018
CaBA ‘Recently, science has been catching up with nature as two new publications have highlighted the importance for policy makers of ponds and small streams. New paper ‘New policy directions for global pond conservation’, highlights the importance of ponds for freshwater biodiversity, noting that ‘Ponds are among the most biodiverse and ecologically important freshwater habitats’. […]