Check each shelf is level. Move the dug-out soil to another area of the garden. Check the sides of the pond following the profile you intended. It's a good idea to give one side of the pond a ...

You build a hibernaculum by digging a small trench and filling it with logs and twigs, then add soil or upturned turf from elsewhere in the garden, and effectively use it as a kind of garden waste ...

Avoid breaking the ice as the reverberations can disturb pond life. Great crested newts are rare in the UK and protected. It's illegal to catch, possess or handle them without a licence ...