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Wildlife Pond Restoration in Topsham
A leaking garden wildlife pond restored with improved planting margins, with birds already drinking and bathing as the planting establishes.
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Water, wildlife and landscape in practice
A selection of wildlife ponds, larger land projects, restorations and natural swimming ponds—showing how very different sites lead to different solutions.
Real projects, not generic inspirationUse these examples to understand the character and scale of our work. Your site will still need its own route.
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These links take you to the most relevant service and enquiry pages. To see individual case studies, scroll down to Projects shaped by the site.
Wildlife pondsGarden and landscape ponds created for useful habitat, natural character and long-term resilience.View wildlife pond services
Land, farms & estatesLarger ponds, scrapes, wetlands and machinery-led work shaped around the wider site.View services for landowners
Natural swimming pondsFully natural and hybrid swimming systems designed as part of the landscape.View swimming pond services
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Every card below opens a real project showing the brief, site constraints, work completed and result. Newer and more relevant examples are shown first.
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Historic Pond Desilting & Structural Repairs in North Devon
A paid technical assessment led to full desilting and structural repairs at this historic North Devon pond—with additional defects completed within the agreed Phase 1 budget.
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Wildlife Pond & Stream Creation in Woodbury, Devon
A linked wildlife pond and stream system created in Woodbury, Devon. The project transformed a heavily drained, engineered lawn into a living habitat with upper and lower ponds, a connecting…
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Natural Swimming Pond Project – Cornwall
Natural swimming pond construction in Cornwall A natural swimming pond with planted regeneration and dependable water treatment This Cornwall project transformed a previously excavated site into a substantial natural swimming…
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Wildlife Pond Restoration & Relining in Bovey Tracey, Devon
Wildlife pond restoration · Bovey Tracey Recovering a pond hidden by growth and water loss A leaking, heavily overgrown garden pond was stripped back, relined and reshaped—retaining useful planting while…
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Large Pond Build
This bespoke large pond combines striking design with ecological purpose. Flowing streams and naturalistic waterfalls add movement and sound, while a wildflower meadow enhances the setting with seasonal colour and…
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Wildlife Pond Restoration in Cornwall
Pond restoration · Cornwall Wildlife pond restoration in Cornwall A leaking, heavily silted and overgrown pond rebuilt around water retention, a more useful profile, natural margins and long-term management. Diagnosis…
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Garden Pond Refurbishment in Tavistock, Devon
This project in Tavistock involved the complete transformation of a tired concrete-lined pond surrounded by old crazy paving. We extended and reshaped the pond, installed a durable EPDM liner, and…
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Wildlife Pond & Wildflower Meadow Creation in Devon
Pond and meadow habitat · Devon From mown grass to connected wildlife habitat A new wildlife pond, planted margins and wildflower meadow were designed as one landscape—creating water, shelter and…
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Garden Wildlife Pond Creation on Dartmoor
This project transformed a medium-sized Dartmoor garden into a thriving wildlife habitat with a custom-designed pond and stream-style waterfall. Built to encourage biodiversity, the pond features deep and shallow zones,…
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Small Garden Wildlife Pond
Small garden wildlife pond designed with open water, planted margins, stone and gravel. See the project and start a wildlife pond enquiry.
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Leaking Wildlife Pond Restoration in Cornwall
Pond restoration · Cornwall Leaking wildlife pond restoration A failing liner, exposed edges and over-dominant planting were replaced with a deeper, better-shaped pond designed to hold water and mature naturally.…
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