4Bs Ponds & Lakes Movie

Ponds and lakes are an important ecological asset in any landscape and one of the aims of the 4Bs Biodiversity Initiative, Ponds for Nature Campaign is to develop a deeper understanding of the ponds and lakes in the 4Bs landscape. Our initial inventory of the ponds and lakes in the 4Bs has identified a total of 31 ponds and 4 lakes. This movie shows some of them - how many do you recognise?

By My Pond, I’m Not Alone

I’m not alone when by my pond--
its quiet surface holds a deeper bond.
For every ripple, every darting thread,
life unfolds wherever I tread.
 
The water hums with secrets small,
a beetle’s bubble, a moor hens call.
The soft glide of fish unseen,
darting flashes of dragonfly green.
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And so I sit,
content beside this watery home,
knowing that in its gentle company
I’m not alone.
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