Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

We are potty about pond life! If you, like us, feel passionately about the #freshwater power of ponds... please check out our #Pond #Restoration Training on 25 & 26 June with Helen Greaves & Carl Sayer of the @norfolkponds.bsky.social.

Find out more & register today!
www.fba.org.uk/shop/p/pond-...

Beginning to wonder whether this will be my toughest audience yet….
Persuading pest controllers to adopt a more wasp-positive approach in their work.
#PestEx2026
#ExCel

pestex.org/Agenda

#waspLove #BPCA @uclcber.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social

A bat detector next to a restored pond in winter. It sits above a bullrush bed & points at open water

A bat detector next to a restored pond in winter

Do #bats visit restored farm #ponds vs. overgrown farm ponds & the surrounding landscape preferentially in winter? Well @davidjd.bsky.social & @stephenmulvey.bsky.social of @uclgeography.bsky.social & Norfolk Ponds are working on this @batconservation.bsky.social @norfolknats.bsky.social

A flooded palaeochannel on a remote chalk stream #floodplain. As food builds in this habitat it will become very attractive to fishes as long as the water stays. Rivers with lots of off channel habitat can probably support a much bigger #fish biomass. We need more river-connected floodplain

A farm #pond we restored in 2014 showing multiple valuable habitats. Open water with submerged plants, a thick bed of Typha, lightly vegetated shallow shelving edge, bramble patch, woodland fringe, mini ancient woodland meadow (promontary on R) with early purple orchid. All this in a tiny footprint

We are managing previously restored farmland ponds in North Norfolk, eastern England over the next 3 days. Lots of volunteers coming in. Watch this space for top tips & wild #pond conservation action!!!

… or a passing bat!

Happy NY!!! Since 2014 we have pioneered the restoration of overgrown ponds & lost infilled #ghostponds in the UK. Our methods, learnt from a wonderful farmer (Richard Waddingham), are mega successful & lead to massive biodiversity gains for aquatic & terrestrial species. Please support us in 2026 🎉

How do you get a 120% increase in wetland plants in the farmed landscape & massively increase water beetle diversity too? The answer is restore farm ponds by scrub & sediment removal - key is to go in hard & make a big impact. See new paper: share.google/VVowsJzqHdPT...

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

‘We’ve been able to resurrect some of the ancient life that shows what this wetland was like prior to urbanization.’

I didn’t have this Guardian article about Toronto on my bingo card yesterday:

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight Before the Spanish study, some scientists had been sceptical about the mammals attacking migratory birds Bats are generally viewed as harmless, if spooky, creatures of the night. But scientists have revealed a more savage side, after witnessing a greater noctule bat – Europe’s largest bat species – hunting, killing and devouring a robin mid-flight. The grisly recording reveals the bat as a formidable predator, climbing to 1.2km (4,000ft) before embarking on a breakneck-speed dive in pursuit of its prey. On capture, the bat delivered a lethal bite and subsequent chewing sounds, recorded between echolocation calls, indicated that the bat consumed the bird continuously during flight for 23 minutes without losing altitude. Continue reading...

Grisly recording reveals bat catching, killing and eating robin mid-flight

‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’

Our work resurrecting ice age #ghostponds in the Guardian today @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hburningham.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social ‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond | Wildlife | The Guardian share.google/kO6HQaC4PAUJ...

A stunning dreamy planty pond. Pond covered in pondweeds

We have been described as "THE BEST NGO THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT"

Please help by following us & reposting!!!

A team of crazy pond restorers in a pond in a meadow

This week we are working with volunteers to restore around 6 farm #ponds by major scrub & mud removal. Today we got almost 2 ponds done through pure weight of numbers helping!!! A truly brilliant crazy team!!!

Very humbled today to receive the Peter Scott Memorial Award from the #BritishNaturalistsAssociation for having made an ‘outstanding contribution to our understanding of natural history and conservation’

I don’t feel worthy but do feel very honoured #TeamFlies

@nhm-london.bsky.social

A day of 'ghostpingo' #pond resurrection in the Norfolk Brecklands with @timholtwilson.bsky.social & other wonderful experts. By the end of tomorrow Norfolk will have 2 more of its lost ancient ponds back

A tree covered pond

An open sunny planty pond

This is what we do. Since 2014 we have restored (& guided others to do the same in the UK) 100s of #ponds with **MASSIVE** measured benefits.

See this mid-arable farm pond before & just 1 year after restoration by scrub & mud removal. A freshwater jewel in the landscape @davetickner.bsky.social

Deep clear mysterious waters of a restored farm pond. Deep down there are stoneworts & endless invertebrates that lift populations of bats & birds. All in the middle of an arable field.

Pond restoration & creation achieve the same result in the long term. They are vital *complimentary* approaches in freshwater biodiversity conservation - new paper on Norfolk & Suffolk farm ponds: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Listen up! It is baby bat season! Please, please, please keep your cat indoors overnight for next few weeks. Seeing multiple cat-damaged or killed bats, some with babies attached.😪 Bats can live >20 years and have just 1 baby/year, so now's a critical time. # bats #cats #conservation #wildlife 🦇

The anti-bird infrastructure at Charles Darwin’s church in Downe, Bromley today. No wonder there are no Swifts screaming over the village any more. @btobirds.bsky.social @godsacre.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

Our UCL #ghostponds #ghostpingo #pond restoration work featured today. Very positive news for freshwater nature recovery @hburningham.bsky.social @timholtwilson.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Restored #pond wilderness. Bodham, North Norfolk, England.