How to make your own mini-pond from a container | WWT

[@jackdanieltra7828]

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]

😂👍 Cool, got any froggy friends visiting?

[@BustardDestroyer]

me too

[@DeiseRebel]

Love it :-)

[@BunnyFooFooOG]

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...

[@Normandy_Mike]

Definitely doing this !

[@robinsmith2884]

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]

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

[@bobdebouwer7835]

Yes but please don't put a fish in it

[@joetalking7363]

Really cool mini pond, and excellent explanation! Great video

[@davidschmidt270]

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

[@1234j]

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

[@carolwebber9247]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

[@DeiseRebel]

Love it, happy days.

[@catherinemurphy873]

Amazing job 💯. 👍

[@wwtorguk]

Thank you!

[@janwilletts1986]

Great idea going to use a washing up bowl !

[@simplypatti6705]

This is adorable!

[@zuzanamickova7742]

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

[@rosbellamy1421]

Thanks a lot - I just made a pond in a washing up bowl - cost me all of £1.29!

[@wwtorguk]

Awesome! Tag us in some pictures on socials, we'd love to see it.

[@BustardDestroyer]

thank you friend

[@mariastephen1462]

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.👍👍

[@hayleymartin6217]

I have an old barrel, how would you make it water tight?

[@wwtorguk]

Most barrels, if used for storing liquids, should already be watertight. If not, consider using a plastic tub inside the barrel, or lining it with a pond liner material.

[@chivauk]

I would have welcomed some advice about maintaining the pond. It's going to need cleaning from time to time surely. How does one go about that without disturbing the residents?

[@wwtorguk]

Great suggestion, we'll try to do a pond maintenance video some time

[@Apricot976]

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

[@Amy-jh8xd]

I have the same questions.

[@truthoutmedia]

hey mate, this is alright! Good job

[@SassorMcJames]

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]

Hello, hopefully this video can show you a wide range of options: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5appax-pKtqf8k

[@chishkat]

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

[@marks8261]

Getting an air stone should help

[@SB-hg5sq]

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]

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]

@@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?

[@runefagereng6023]

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?

[@melissamybubbles6139]

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

[@dannistan4817]

thanks :)

[@Long2shop]

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

[@wwtorguk]

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!

[@samjohnson2801]

Blends right in

[@ayushipandey6924]

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

[@Tom-ze8fn]

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

[@bobdebouwer7835]

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

[@pharmkid02]

Mosquitoes problem?

[@hookbeak3516]

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

[@santerimyl]

@@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]

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]

Frogs and toads eats them right??

[@hermanhale9258]

You should have showed the wild life. Seems too small and crowded to be worth much.

[@ryanstn]

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

[@noisexcorexnojo]

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

[@avahe3536]

I not

[@hookbeak3516]

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]

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

[@Nick-66]

Spend more time on your grammar.

[@jimberry9676]

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.