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National GCN eDNA monitoring scheme

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A pond can be defined as a body of water (normally fresh water, but occasionally brackish), which can vary in size between 1 square meter and 2 hectares (this is equivalent in size to about 2.5 football pitches), and which holds water for four months of the year or more.

Many ponds have been created by people, however, there are plenty of examples of ponds that have been sculpted by nature, for example, by meandering rivers or eroding glaciers, or by a tree falling over, leaving the root pit exposed, or even by the action of animals, such as wild boar.

Where are they found?

Ponds are found in gardens, towns and villages, countryside on farmland, floodplains and heathlands; in woods, on grasslands and on moors.

What can you find living in a pond?

Ponds support an extraordinary two thirds of all freshwater species including the Common frog, Common toad, Teal, Common Great Diving Beetle, Pond Olive mayfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Broad-leaved pondweed, Great Crested Newt, Pillwort, and Medicinal leech to name just a few!

Why are they important?

Ponds can make a large impact on the big environmental issues that affect us all: climate change, flooding and pollution. All this, as well as being fantastic for wildlife!

Ponds support an extraordinary two thirds of all freshwater species, and creating clean new ponds is one of the simplest and most effective ways to protect freshwater wildlife.

What we’re doing to help

We want to make sure that the benefits of small water bodies are recognised in policy, both in the UK and worldwide.

We work with other bodies to highlight the importance of small waterbodies in the water agenda, such as with the Blueprint for water campaign group.

We are now using these small habitats to make a big difference. Over the last 10 years we’ve begun to make networks of new ponds as part of the Million Ponds Project – with the ultimate aim of getting back to the million ponds that once enriched the British landscape 100 years ago.

But these aren’t any old ponds – they have clean water: no links to dirty streams, no run-off from intensive farmland or roads, and they go into places where it’s easy to keep them clean – a woodland edge, a riverside meadow where their wildlife can thrive. It’s a simple recipe that works!

NPS resurvey summary results DATE: 19th September 2019
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15 year of proud research paper DATE: 10th July 2019 | AUTHOR: The original Pond Action team
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Project Officers - The Newt Conservation Partnership

Closing Date: 23/12/2022

£25-£30k per annum, permanent contract, home working

Due to ongoing successful expansion we are looking for enthusiastic, multi-skilled Project Officers who can deliver habitat creation and management projects, with a focus on ponds and great crested newt.

Four positions are available, one in each of the following counties:
Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Surrey and Hampshire.

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Project Officers - The Newt Conservation Partnership

Closing Date: 23/12/2022

£25-£30k per annum, permanent contract, home working

Due to ongoing successful expansion we are looking for enthusiastic, multi-skilled Project Officers who can deliver habitat creation and management projects, with a focus on ponds and great crested newt.

Four positions are available, one in each of the following counties:
Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Surrey and Hampshire.

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Our policy as an organisation is to make all the information we produce open access, without restriction; so all parts of the Million Ponds Project Toolkit are completely free for everyone to download and use. As a charity, we rely on donations to create resources accessible to all, so please support our work by

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Some of the Pond Creation Toolkit resources are also available in Welsh.

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Freshwater is our passion and we want to share it with as many people as possible. We run regular events – both online and in person across the country. Events and booking details are listed on this page.

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13/07/2023 - 10:00 am

Hinksey Heights Nature Park, Oxford
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Discover Oxfordshire's Wetlands: Hinksey Heights guided walk

30/06/2023 - 11:00 am

Hinksey Heights Golf Club, Oxford
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