Thanks. I was watching loads of pond videos and once I watched yours I got up and did it and now, 10 minutes later I have a pond / birbath in my garden!

@prismonthethehorizon5793

2 жыл бұрын

😂👍 Cool, got any froggy friends visiting?

@datro873

8 ай бұрын

me too

I literally put this on for background noise and now I'm taking apart an old plastic drawer to turn the shelves into ponds in my yard... This is a super great idea for recycling old plastic bins that nobody wants anymore and adds a certain unique beauty to your yard...

I think this is great - shows you don't have to do something on a large scale, even the smallest of ponds work just fine. Greeting from Florida !

@wwtorguk

3 жыл бұрын

Hello from rainy Slimbridge Robin, good luck with your pond!

@bobdebouwer7835

Жыл бұрын

Yes but please don't put a fish in it

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

I really appreciate this video.... sometimes the truest beauty is completely overlooked

This is a great video - clear, concise, informative and so useful. Thank you.

Really cool mini pond, and excellent explanation! Great video

Thank you so much for this video! Just what I was looking for!!

I find this video very helpful Sir. It got very hot here(India) already so toads found a way to enter into our house for moisture and water, It made me to search for this video.👍👍

Amazing job 💯. 👍

@wwtorguk

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

This is adorable!

Great idea going to use a washing up bowl !

thank you friend

hey mate, this is alright! Good job

thanks :)

Just watched your video and am going to give it a try. Do you need to keep topping the water up? it will go stagnant in time I would of thought so what do you do I see you suggested an air stone to someone but anything else? You put a link on about plants for ponds but what is best in the size pond you have made as that is approx the size I am going to make Thank you

I made one like yours. The second year and a new spring ahead, how do I prepare it for the a new summer? Is the some does and don't? Or anything goes?

Thanks. Frogs are cute, and they'd eat problem insects. I've wanted to know how to have outdoor fog pets.

Blends right in

Great video thank you, is there anything I need to do to stop the water going stagnant? Thanks

@marks8261

2 жыл бұрын

Getting an air stone should help

Hi, I'm going to make one of these. What plant is that you're putting in? And where do I get or buy one please? (I'm in South Wales)

@wwtorguk

4 жыл бұрын

Hello, hopefully this video can show you a wide range of options: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5l61tuBn6mdeco.html

Just a quick question, does the water go “bad” at all? And secondly should the water be topped up to keep it level with the rim of the container? I will wait until I have sufficient rainwater and top up if needs be with rainwater. Many thanks 😊

@ryanstn

2 жыл бұрын

The water didn't have enough circulation

@careyostrer6193

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanstn that’s what I’m wondering, but WWT hasn’t replied, yet

@ryanstn

2 жыл бұрын

He just created it for video content I think..

Enjoyed this and I want to have a go. How do you put the plants in, you showed them just being placed in,do they need any compost etc?

@wwtorguk

11 ай бұрын

Hi, glad you liked the video - yes the best types of plants for this mini-pond are the free floating oxygenating species, take a look at our page for more information www.wwt.org.uk/discover-wetlands/gardening-for-wetlands/a-guide-to-native-pond-plants/ let us know how you get on!

@SB-hg5sq

11 ай бұрын

@@wwtorguk Thank you. I've had a look and was wondering the best type I could get for Dragon/Damsel flies, for egg laying and emerging larvae?

With aedes albopictus in Paris region…. No water without predators inside otherwise you won’t relax near your pond 😂. Anyway nice job.

Why are you keeping those small pebbles and big rocks inside the container?

can you tell us how to sdd a solar water feature please

@wwtorguk

9 ай бұрын

Hi there, a small solar water feature would work; you'd just need something sturdy to rest the fountain part on when it is submerged underwater - then a way to keep the cable tidy and weighed-down, attached to the solar panel. Good luck!

well, the MINI in the title sure wasn't clickbait:D May I suggest a microscope:)

What to do in winter? My mini pond is frozen 😁

@wwtorguk

5 ай бұрын

Hi there, try floating a ball on the surface of the pond - the movement will help to keep ice forming. You can also try melting the surface of the ice with warm water.

@14h8h8l

5 ай бұрын

@@wwtorguk It is completely frozen, there was a mini boat, but it didn’t help. I'll probably buy a 90 liter container and dig it into the ground, maybe that way it won't freeze to the bottom.

Mosquitoes problem?

@hookbeak3516

4 жыл бұрын

No mosquitoes in U.K that I'm aware of.

@santerimyl

3 жыл бұрын

@@hookbeak3516 yeah, IN THE UK. You know, the entire world isn't just the UK. Plus, the UK has over 30 varieties of mosquitoes, so...

@Daniel-lt8wt

3 жыл бұрын

If the mosquitoes bother you you can add Minnows to eat them , but that could stress out the other creatures in the pond , but if you’re not bothered about them and more concerned fir the newts and such inside the pond don’t be , because the mosquitoe larvae Wont bother them and can even be a good food source .

@mariastephen1462

3 жыл бұрын

Frogs and toads eats them right??

If its applied in Jakarta, it will become mosquitos nest, and cause dengue fever

@noisexcorexnojo

Жыл бұрын

we also have a dengue problem in brazil, i just made my pond, i will keep an eye for mosquito larvae

Sorry to say but that's no pond (that tiny amount of water heats up quickly and would be full of mud or algee in no time. What I can see in this video is a piece of plastic rubbish digged into the garden soil 😢

I not

I would say the more effort you put into creating a pond, the more wildlife will be attracted to make it their habitat. The gluteus maximus isn't a oxygen plant, the narrator just seem to spend too much time sat on it, & favouring a cracker box as his minimal effort pond liner.

@diyar_ali_arif

3 жыл бұрын

@@andymerrett That is a bit mean. Yet true.

@Nick-66

2 жыл бұрын

Spend more time on your grammar.

@jimberry9676

Ай бұрын

I think you missed the entire point of this video 🙄. This video is to show that you can make a small, but effective wildlife pond in your garden very easily and with minimum time/effort. There are loads of other videos for you if you want to make a more substantial wildlife pond.