Newt Pond Installation

Our client required a self sustaining wildlife pond to rehome some highly prized wildlife.

One of our lesser known service offerings is landscape design and pond installation services. This one was specialised in natural habitat creation.

225m2 Self Sustaining Wildlife Pond

A 15m x 15m pond was dug in Tarporley in a sunny aspect, making use of a natural dip in the surrounding land.

The maximum depth of the pond was 1.5m deep from surface level, with over 2/3 of the pond depth designed as shallow marginal habitat.

It was lined with an industrial strength 1mm thick EPDM liner, and two layers of recycled fleece underlay for guaranteed longevity.

Low fertility clay that was on site was reused to add a layer of planting medium on top of the liner. - A wide variety of native aquatic plants were planted at varying depths to enhance biodiversity, including oxygenating species to help reduce algae blooms.

Additional stones and branches were placed in and around the pond to create more diverse micro habitats. The margins of the pond were planted with wildflowers and long grasses.

The pond was situated near a hedgerow and a small area of scrub land to provide nearby hibernacula and terrestrial habitat connectivity.

Aimed to situate the new pond to be part of a wider metapopulation of nearby water bodies and terrestrial habitat.