wildlife pond

Backyard creature habitat

A wildlife pond is a small body of water designed to attract and support local fauna—frogs, newts, dragonflies, birds, and other creatures.

Unlike ornamental garden ponds, wildlife ponds typically have shallow sloping edges, native plants, and no fish, which would eat the insects and amphibians the pond aims to nurture: We added a wildlife pond to encourage biodiversity in our garden.

Related
  • frogTailless leaping amphibian
  • newtSmall aquatic salamander
  • dragonflyLarge-eyed flying predator
  • lily padFloating aquatic leaf
  • reedsHollow-stemmed marsh plants

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Basin for aquatic recreation

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G