The Million Ponds Project

A pond creation training day was held at Foxglove Covert today. The training was provided by The Million Ponds Project, a 50 year initiative to create a network of clean water ponds for freshwater wildlife. Defence Estates is a major partner in this project.

The day included a visit to the new wetland habitat where stoneworts were found to be growing and the scrapes area where a brief pond-dipping session turned up Water Boatmen, damselfly larvae and a sink full of other beetles and bugs!

Some of the Foxglove volunteers benefited from the training course as well as land managers and wildlife enthusiasts from East Anglia to Galloway.

Meanwhile other volunteers helped with various tasks including mowing, strimming and general reserve maintenance.

A group of children from Le Cateau Out of School Club came to visit and enjoyed a pond-dipping session.

The Grass of Parnassus is now flowering on the raised bog on the moorland.