The Big Pond Dip 2010

This is a project organised by Pond Conservation (www.pondconservation.org.uk) to gather information about the wildlife in garden ponds that started in 2009. The Big Pond Dip project is not designed to be a one year wonder but to continue in the future. The aim is to gather information about garden ponds. Why is this information needed?

Everyone knows that one of the best things you can do for wildlife in the garden is to put in a pond. But amazingly nobody really knows what you need to do to make a great wildlife garden pond.  What’s the best size and depth? How important is really clean water? What should the edges be like? Is there enough shallow water? There are lots of myths about making ponds in garden – now we want to try to get to the real truth.

By taking part in the Big Pond Dip, you are helping Pond Conservation to find out what is living in garden and school ponds, to start answering some of these questions.

The information gathered will help to explain how good garden ponds are for wildlife. It will also help address what types of pond support the most animal life. So stop reading and start dipping!

For more information about the project and how to get involved visit: www.pondconservation.org.uk/bigponddip