Ponds for Nature Talk

It's always a privelage to listen to someone who is more knowledgeable than we are and to learn from them. Local ecologist Pauk Ritchie has become a regular contributor to our events and his well illustrated  talk on ponds provided an opportunity to learn from his experience and for our nature loving community to come together. 4B residents Kevin Clarke and Suzy Stevens shared their experiences of making and maintaining wildlife ponds and provided a lot of encouragement to just have a go. Their key message - if you put in the effort you will help wildlife and be rewarded for your efforts.

In addition to the talk several participants collected their Pond Starter Kits and one generous resident donated around 50 water lily tubers to the ponds for nature campaign. The event was abley compared by Simon Fellowes and well supported by members of the 4Bs biodiversity initiative team. A recording of the talk is provided below.

A recording of the Paul Ritchie's talk is provided below together with his power point slides and a fantastic guide for creating wildlife ponds.
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