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About us Contact us News Events Latest News from Pond Conservation Events coming up in the amphibian and reptile (ARG) calendar We dug a record breaking 50 ponds in 24 hours in October 2011 Toads in amplexus - but its nearly October Pond Conservation Annual Report 09/10 Million Ponds Project Year 2 report Events in 2011: Sutton Courtney Pond Dip, Gardener's World Live, CLA Game Fair Concern as new report reveals loss of Great Crested Newt habitat A new article in British Wildlife on the Tadpole Shrimp ARC and ARG UK Launch The Great Easter Newt Hunt Pond Conservation on Facebook Pond Conservation Influencing National Policy 2011 Big Pond Thaw Results are now available Pond skaters hit The One Show on Mon 29th Nov Non-native plants in garden ponds: new information available Clean ponds are the first step to improving UK water quality - The Guardian 13 October 2010 PRESS RELEASE: First national survey shows Britain’s wildlife ponds are in a ‘terrible state’ The Independent 10 August 2010 - Come on in, the wildlife's lovely BBC News 25 July 2010 - New ponds 'attract' rare wildlife Pond Conservation receives a grant award from SCM Philanthropy BBC Springwatch June 2010 - What to spot in wildlife ponds Report on failure to halt wildlife decline is buried: The Independent OPAL Water Survey launches on 12th May 2010 The Independent, 30 July 2010 - Big ambitions for Britain's small ponds Blue Peter pond gets a clean water makeover Pond Conservation comments on the effectiveness of river restoration Pond Conservation reaction to river quality statement The latest info on the Killer Shrimp The serious stuff: Pond Conservation calls on policy makers to adopt a new approach to protecting freshwater ecosystems Are there fairies at the bottom of your garden - MPP making ponds for Fairy Shrimps MPP Wales receives funds from the Welsh Government for pond creation The Telegraph rounds up news on wildlife benefiting from the early spring weather World Wetlands Day 2012 Worrying times for freshwater wildlife News archive pre 2010 The Big Pond Dip - results from the 2009 survey Farmers: do one thing for wildlife RHS greener gardening show Big Pond Thaw Survey Results Press release: Pond Conservation launch 'Wildlife ponds for the garden' EPCN newsletter now available Kent reptile and amphibian group make a donation to the Million Ponds Project appeal Pond Conservation Annual Report 2008/09 Alan Titchmarsh writes about the Million Ponds Project Million Ponds Project in the Daily Telegraph Sunday Telegraph coverage of Million Ponds Project Million Ponds Project partners support the launch Press release: Million Ponds Project to create 1000 new ponds in Wales Lord Selborne is Pond Conservation's Patron Saving Dorset's ponds Ten year decline in countryside quality urgently needs Government Investment Countryside Survey finds decline in UK pond quality Million Ponds Project secures Biffaward money for hundreds of new ponds New ponds in North Wales Kate Humble launches a new pond site in Northern Ireland Swimming ponds are good for wildlife August 2008 Pond Conservation annual report 2007/08 read the latest highlights of our work Europe's ponds are a vital freshwater habitat: new research published March 2008 Pond Conservation response to the Defra Water strategy 7 Feb 2008 European Pond Manifesto published by European Pond Conservation Network May 2008 Pond Conservation staff present at European Pond Conservation Network meeting Frogs breed earlier in the year Pond Conservation's Becca Cleaver wins conservation award Nov 07 Current Projects Conserving freshwater habitats Important Areas for Ponds (IAPs) European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN) Preserving Flagship Ponds Climate change and ponds Research from the USA Carbon uptake by UK ponds Climate change mitigation The carbon cycle Water friendly farming Water friendly farming landscapes North Blackpool Pond Trail Jobs Staff profiles Patron and trustees Areas of Expertise Small-scale solutions for big water problems Survey methods Predictive SYstem for Multimetrics Survey projects National pond monitoring network Research papers Survey, conference and technical reports Case Studies South Yorkshire Ponds Project Creating ponds to reduce pollution Water resources for arable farming Conserving other freshwaters Ditches Streams Canals Small lakes Countryside surveys Countryside survey Lower Windrush Valley Lowland pond survey Garden ponds project Bucks garden pond survey Ponds for People Ponds for people introduction The project Maes y Grug Projects Gilly's Pond in Blackpool Lancashire pond projects Lawson's Wetland in Lancashire Minera Sunnyhurst Wood Pond Project Sunnyhurst Wood Pond Project Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) Partners Pond Conservation Newsletter Archive Pond Conservation Newsletter Archive Summer 2011 Newsletter Spring 2011 Newsletter Winter 2011 Newsletter Autumn 2010 Newsletter Summer 2010 Newsletter Late Spring 2010 Newsletter Newsletter March 2010 Spring Newsletter 2010 Pond Conservation on Facebook	Data About the NPMN Pond Data Add data to the NPMN Data Requests and Database Queries Ponds on the map UK Scotland Wales Northern Ireland North-east England North-west England Midlands East Anglia South-east England South-west England Survey Methods Rapid Assessment for Ponds PSYM Method NPS Method Training Contact the NPMN

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