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 ...
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 ...
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 ...