We
work in the Kent High Weald, designated as an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty (AONB) for its rolling hills, small, irregular fields,
abundant woods and hedges, scattered farmsteads and sunken lanes.
www.highweald.org
We would recommend that both new and restored ponds are better
left to colonise on their own (this it will a year or two)
it is better to concentrate your efforts on creating complementary
habitats around the pond.
Wildflower meadow creation is a long-term project! Thorough
preparation of the ground before sowing, and intensive aftercare
management during the first year, will be repaid with much
greater success over the years to follow...