Very small pond

arkenard · February 2023

Hi , I have been trying to make a very small wildlife pond in our garden, it started as a washing up bowl dug into the ground now i want to make it just a little bit bigger, what type of lining should i use or if anyone could give me any tips about small ponds welcome

Fairygirl · February 2023

Check this company
https://www.pondkeeper.co.uk/
I've mainly used Bradshaws for liners, but I see they're moving, so you may have to wait for them. It depends how quickly you want to do it.

You'll get lots of info on those sites anyway, and also on the ones who sell pond plants - Waterside, Puddleplants etc, but the main thing is to make it deep enough in the middle for some plants that need that, and room to have a shelf or two which will take plants which like less depth. Variation in depth is useful regardless of the overall size. A sloped/beached end, or area, is also useful for access for wildlife.

CrankyYankee · February 2023

I made a small pond last summer using an 8'x10' PVC pond liner. I believe my hole was about 3'x5' and 3' deep on one end and 2' deep (sloping up to ground level) on the other end, and laid an old carpet that was destined for the landfill over the ground before I laid the liner. I put some play sand in the bottom to weigh the liner down, then put in some large feature rocks, then gravel, and finally pea stone over that. I let Mother Nature fill it for me via some torrential rain storms, and within 48 hours I had a frog living in it. I used a product called rock-on-a-roll around the edges and it's expensive, but I was really pleased with how natural it looked, plus it's a cooler alternative to the black liner for little creatures climbing up the sides. Right now it's frozen solid and under a foot of snow, so I'm eager to see how it held up.

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At my previous house, I built a small water feature using a flat 35-gallon water trough. I dug a hole, filled the bottom with sand, and slid the trough into it. Because we have months of deep freeze, every fall I would pull the plants, drain the trough, and turn it upside down in the hole for the winter.

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Slow-worm · February 2023

Don't put slate rocks in it!! 🤣
(See 'brown pond' thread!).

Fairygirl · February 2023

Slow-worm said:

Don't put slate rocks in it!! 🤣
(See 'brown pond' thread!).

Funnily enough - I was in Homebase last week, and there was a really good, sturdy plastic 'box' for tools etc, and it was around £26. I remember thinking it would make a good little pond. It was a good size - about 3 x 2 feet, and around 15 - 18 inches deep.

https://www.homebase.co.uk/145l-heavy-duty-storage-trunk-with-lid/12806858.html

Slow-worm · February 2023

That would be great for a little pond!

I can't help but make everything from scrap wood etc, and there are plenty of pallets always going begging. 😁

Very small pond

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