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No experience. But Charlie Dymock (sp?) knows a lot about ponds if you're doing any YouTube searching for inspiration.
I can't remember the tip, but she had a really good one on getting a natural transition. To me that's the key difference between nice looking ponds and less nice ones.
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How deep a pond are you considering?
Might want to think to incorporate linked steps/shelves for the banks.
This ensures whatever the water level wildlife can access it for drinking water,
and can safely exit the pond.Picture shows a pond dug back in March '22 in Ruislip Woods NNR.
Leaflitter is accumulating on the shelves.
There are slopes between the shelves.
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Gonna dig a wildlife pond. Have seen info on the wildlife trust website, but wondered if anyone has any key bits of advice, things to do/avoid. Current thought is to go the liner route rather than clay/precast.