On London’s hottest days, fair weather swimmers come from far and wide to queue, sometimes for hours, for one of the pond’s ...

These mostly remain underwater, apart from partially-emergent water milfoil. They are vital if you have fish in your pond as they add oxygen to the water. You can have deep marginals that happily sit ...

Natural ponds come and go. They fill up when it’s wet and empty when it’s dry. Pond wildlife has learnt to live in these changeable worlds in remarkable ways. Life can thrive in temporary ponds, human ...

This activity needs to be supervised by a grown-up and remember to be extra gentle when handling the pond life. Get your washing up tub, magnifying glass, net and the guide to pond life ready.

Remove it to leave an air hole in ice that does form. Avoid breaking the ice as the reverberations can disturb pond life. Great crested newts are rare in the UK and protected. It's illegal to ...