Pond Restoration Training: 25th & 26th June 2026 — Freshwater Biological Association Ponds are increasingly being recognised as critical to biodiversity conservation in UK landscapes. This new two-day course will introduce participants to pond restoration science and best practice. Gr...

This @freshwaterbio.bsky.social #pond restoration training course 25th, 26th June is well worth attending. Learn how to restore degraded existing ponds & #ghostponds with Norfolk Ponds Project founders Carl Sayer & Helen Greaves:

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NI environment: The nature surprise behind the Winterwatch tepee Ghost ponds across Mount Stewart are halting the decline of some species and bringing others back

#Ghostponds spreading to Northern Ireland: Source: BBC
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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 🎉

For your freshwater Friday delight... we're thrilled to present a deep dive with @carlsayer.bsky.social, Prof of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at UCL, into the fascinating world of #GhostPonds, and their potent power for ecological and palaeoecological regeneration:

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Aye, aye #freshwater friends... it is with great pleasure that we present the November FBA Voice!💙

Overflowing with articles & updates... discover #GhostPonds, dive into the wonderful world of Lakefly. Plus more on #FreshwaterPearlMussels & #ArcticCharr #SpeciesRecovery.

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Ghost pond resurrection – the most successful ecological restoration ever known? — Freshwater Biological Association Carl Sayer is Professor of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at UCL. We were delighted that Carl was able to attend the FBA ASM to deliver a keynote talk on ghost ponds. These pond resurrections are ...

Pond hope!!! Thanks to the @freshwaterbio.bsky.social for some great coverage of our work resurrecting #ghostponds. www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/gh...

Sampling #ghostponds before & after ressurection today with @hayleymcmechan.bsky.social & the MSc Conservation & MSc Aquatic Conservation teams on our @uclgeography.bsky.social fieldcourse to N. Norfolk. Utter madness!

‘It’s resurrection’: 1,000-year-old seeds could grow ancient plants in England’s ice-age ghost ponds An expert team are resurrecting ice age ponds and finding rare species returning from a ‘perfect time capsule’

‘It’s resurrection’: 1,000-year-old seeds could grow ancient plants in England’s ice-age ghost ponds

So excited to be quoted in this article about our resurrected #ghostponds with members of our fantastic team @carlsayer.bsky.social, @hburningham.bsky.social, @timholtwilson.bsky.social

Original post on mastodon.green

“It shows you the resilience of nature – that seeds have evolved to last that long,” says McMechan. “It’s not rewilding, it’s not restoration, it’s resurrection...."- and there'll be #microalgae in there somewhere, too #ghostponds […]

‘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...

1/2: Ponds were often filled in at the same time that hedges were removed & so burnt wood & hedgebank soil was dumped in the disappearing pond which was a convenient hole. Big tree stumps could not be burnt so often come out whole when we restore #ghostponds. Often we find loads of big stumps

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I'm so excited to see what tapping deep into the seedbank achieved. Also I need to know more about #Ghostponds . This is fantastic!

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New species of Beetle recorded at one of our Mount Stewart #GhostPonds. New to county as well!
Hygrobia hermanni (larvae) / Screech Beetle.

Many thanks to Deborah McCormick, T. Clabon & B.Nelson for conformation.

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@carlsayer.bsky.social tune into springwatch next week, doing a whole segment on our #GhostPonds 🤟

How to bring ‘ghost ponds’ back from the dead Digging new ponds and resurrecting old “ghost ponds” can be done by landowners to revitalise biodiversity in natural and farmland landscapes, say UCL researchers in a new how-to guide for turning degr...

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

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Back from the dead: the ‘zombie’ ponds repumping nature into Essex farmland A conservation project is helping identify and restore wildlife-rich sites previously degraded and dried up

Happy new year with very happy new news!

#Ponds - restoring #ghostponds - a most fantastic endeavour supporting food production & biodiversity

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The most successful form of #pond conservation is the re-excavation of deliberately infilled #ghostponds. Here = 2 years of colonisation in a Norfolk ice age #ghost filled in for farming. An incredible pond results at fierce speed! @timholtwilson.bsky.social @hayleymcmechan.bsky.social

POND GHOSTS & ZOMBIES. A film on our #pond #restoration #Ghostponds work in @uclgeography.bsky.social by RAZOR Science featuring Norfolk Ponds Project, Helen Greaves, myself & many. Pond restoration achieves nature recovery so quickly: youtu.be/SYkbDdaUMBY?...

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Watch this space.

But also pack an emergency grab bag if you live near one.