You can use virtually any watertight container for your mini pond. Old enamel sinks and stone troughs work well or choose a glazed ceramic plant pot with no hole. Once the pond is set up ...

A mini wildlife pond requires only a few materials ... and weighted to the bottom of your pond container. Select a spot in your yard or garden that gets good light—it should not be full sun ...

Over the last 50 years, ponds have been disappearing from the UK. This is a problem for wildlife that rely on freshwater for all, or part, of their lifecycles - particularly frogs, toads and newts, ...