Wildlife Ponds

How Green Horizon Eco Solutions Can Help With The Construction Of Your Wildlife Ponds.

We provide the expert and professional construction of Wildlife Ponds in Durham, Newcastle and the North East. They are very important as the Uk’s frog, toad and newt populations are disappearing at an alarming rate. The reason for this being mainly that their natural habitats – ponds and bogs – are also disappearing. However, you can make a difference!

Wildlife Ponds have been around for millions of years and, during this time, many species of plants and animals have become adapted to the conditions that ponds provide. It would make a tremendous difference to our native wildlife if you decided to build a wildlife pond in your garden.

Animal Life and Wildlife Ponds

A pond (and water) is essential to wildlife, and many creatures will make use of a pond:

• Frogs, toads and newts will even use small bodies of water to breed.

• Large ponds will support waterfowl, including mallard ducks, moorhens and coots.

• Caddisflies, dragonflies, mayflies, damselflies, pond skaters, snails and water boatmen breed in water.

• The grey heron can be a regular visitor to even a small pond, feeding on wildlife like fish.

• Birds will pick off insects from above the water surface; they will also use muddy areas for nest building.

Before building wildlife ponds, there are certain things to be considered:

• Identify the correct site.

• Check for services (gas, electricity, water) – it is of vital importance to make sure that there are no private or public services crossing the site.

• Make sure the site has no existing wildlife. You can put new ponds near to existing pond, but do not replace them.

• Consider very carefully whether or not a pond is suitable for your garden or, if you do create one, whether protection should be provided. If you have small children.

There are many environmental and aesthetic advantages of installing a wildlife pond, please get in touch if you have any questions about the materials or installation process and we will provide a detailed quote and sequence of works.

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