There aren't many gardeners who don't dream of adding a stunning water feature to their outside space, and if you have a small garden, courtyard or balcony, I'm here to tell you that your dream is in ...

There, at the bottom of the emptied pond, wriggled an unexpected cadre of eels. This body of water was huge, originally designed as an outdoor swimming pool by whoever lived in the house previously.

Think a glossy pond is impossible on a tiny UK patio? With the right container and a few tweaks, water lilies can turn plain paving into theatre. Many gardeners assume you need a deep, purpose-built ...

Urbanization is rapidly transforming landscapes worldwide, becoming a key driver of global biodiversity loss. It often impacts biodiversity negatively by creating selective environments that limit ...

Freshwater Habitats Trust is asking citizen scientists to help find ponds that support declining species More than one in five ponds in the UK could be designated as “priority habitats” but only about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Across Britain, ponds are quietly vanishing. Poring over historic maps from the 1900s to trace old pond sites, I was struck by how ...