The Charm and Value of Garden Ponds Great or Small with Dr Steve Head - Episode 156

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4.7 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The humble pond is a staggering ecosystem in itself, and supports much of the creatures surrounding it, making any garden pond a wonderful place for wildlife to thrive. Steve Head returns to the podcast this week with a rousing call to action for us all to create our own ponds, great or small. He shares the value they bring, why one shouldn’t be concerned about a pond’s size, and the gorgeous array of flora and fauna that a pond can introduce. In this episode, discover: The essential value th...

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by sarahraven.com, which is home to everything you need for a truly
0:06.3	beautiful and productive garden. You'll also find great and essential gardening kit and stylish,
0:12.9	lovely things to have in your house to bring the outside indoors, all inspired by the garden
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0:23.1	garden inspiration, how-to videos and specialist growing guides. So head over to sarahraban.com today
0:29.4	to discover even more. Welcome to GrowCook Eat Arrange, the podcast of me, Sarah Raven.
0:45.2	And actually, in this podcast, I'm going to take very much a backseat.
0:49.0	I'm introducing Steve Head again from the Wildlife Gardening Forum, who is my guru.
0:55.9	And Adam Nicholson, my husband, who is my other guru. And they are going to talk about life and the meaning of life.
1:03.0	No, they're not. They're going to talk about ponds. And the importance of ponds, small, massive,
1:12.1	what's the benefit of either?
1:14.1	Is it worth having a tiny one?
1:15.7	Is it worth having a goldfish pond?
1:18.0	Is it worth having a tray of water?
1:26.9	So over to Steve and Adam to debate and convince you all, including us, to put in a pond.
1:29.4	Well, we, hello, Steve, again.
1:30.0	Hello, I do.
1:31.1	Lovely to see you.
1:37.9	We are very keen on the idea of putting in a whole series of ponds in the garden, near the garden,
1:41.0	in the farm at Perch Hill, where we live.
1:46.2	There certainly were ponds in the past, as in many farms, but they have largely filled in through natural processes rather than being filled in. Yeah. And so,
1:53.6	you know, it would be lovely to think of you like, you know, Moses leading us to the promised land
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