As you can see, this pond is very new!  It was created by Shropshire Wildlife Trust in a wet corner of this field where it is very likely there was previously a pond. 

Since 1900 over half of all the ponds in England have been lost, which has had a devastating impact on the wildlife that relies on them. The creation of this pond will provide habitat for a wide range of water-dwelling creatures. It will take a year or two for the pond to settle and start to look established but we hope to see creatures such as dragonflies, amphibians and water beetles gradually arrive. 

We are not adding any plants or creatures to the pond as we want to let nature will find its own way here. 

We are excited to see that frog spawn has already been laid (20th March). We will add more sightings here.

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Drawings: Mike Ashton, MA Creative