- The pond is entirely man-made but designed to look natural. It is lined with heavy-duty butyl, protected with a geotextile, which in turn is overlain with gravel and soil, which gives it extra protection and provides a growing medium for the 40+ species of aquatic and wetland plant found in the pond area.
- Without this lining, the pond would dry up each year as the water table at the site is seasonal and perched – ie it is formed during the wet season through rainfall collecting and lying in the ground above a thin layer of clay, a metre or so below the surface.
- The pond is also home to part of a village population of 100+ Great Crested Newts, which are a protected species. These originated from a private pond in the property next door and which have also since colonised two large ponds in private gardens alongside King George’s Field.
- Other creatures recorded using the pond include Common Frog, Common Toad, Smooth Newt, 18 species of dragonfly and many other types of pond life.
- The only significant management task is the annual removal
of the invasive non-native Swamp Stonecrop, which would completely
smother the pond in
a few years if left unchecked.
Plants & Insects
Views of the Pond
