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View across standing water/pond with vegetation growing up out of it and hedge and tree in distance

How on earth did Ice Age ponds form?

Ice Age Ponds project trainee Sarah King takes a trip back in time to when great ice sheets covered the earth to discover the origins of Herefordshire's Ice Age Ponds.

Pond in winter surrounded with long grass and bushes

What makes a pond a pond?

We all have a picture in our minds of what a pond is don’t we? For me it is the pond in the village I grew up in, a very traditional village pond with a duck house (which was constantly falling…

Three people stood by pond in grassland dotted with trees; winter

Ice Age Ponds: Walking Survey

Our #IceAgePonds team have been busy, along with our fantastic volunteers, going out into the field to see how many ponds they can identify all over Herefordshire! Take a watch to find out what…

Brown beetle with yellow stripe across head in water weed

Ice Age Pond’s Spotlight Species

Ice Age ponds are home to a wonderful array of wildlife including many rare and protected species. Ice Age project trainee Katherine Beasley explores the plants and animals which live in these…

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