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Smallest size for a wildlife pond
Minosgardener
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I've tried googling but wondered if anyone can advise me?
I have a basic plan in mind for a wildlife pond. It is based on the one we had at our previous house but will have to be considerably smaller. However I am concerned about it being too small and then not attracting the wildlife I am looking for. As long as it is at least 60cm deep does the width/length matter?
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In our last garden (in the inner city) we had a very small pond - made out of a large plastic tub sunk into the ground. It was about 2ft across. It had a small waterlilly in it and some marginal plants in a couple of pots fixed to the edge. Within a couple of weeks a frog had found it and he/she became a regular visitor, climbing in and out through the marginal plants, and resting amongst the lily leaves.
The bigger the pond the more wildlife you'll have, but small ponds are fine
You might find this thread helpful http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/wildlife-gardening/enlarging-a-pond/550812.html
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Mino,heres some more good stuff.
http://www.cheshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/advice_ponds.pdf good luck
Even a bucket, will attract some wildlife.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I've a tiny pond in the middle of a bog garden it's a plastic trug about 20 inches across and 15 deep, not planted up at all, I've seen several different size frogs and a newt! One frog I saw very close by was only about a half inch across whether it was born and bred in the pond I don't know but there aren't any other ponds near me.
I now feel I should plant the pond up in the Spring, another job to add to the list.
A half barrel purchased from a garden centre and sunk into the ground and level with the ground makes a lovely small pond. We did this in my son's garden a few years ago and it is still a success and visited every year by frogs.