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The Habitat Aid blog is set in Somerset. The blog tries to introduce some of the issues surrounding our natural environment as understood by a non ecologist. You’ll also find some practical “how to” guides. It’s written by Nick Mann, who runs Habitat Aid. Nick is an increasingly curmudgeonly bald middle-aged bloke of familiar type.

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Listen To The Sound Of Pond Life
November 28, 2017
Someone turn the volume down! Who knew pond life was noisy? I just love ponds and can happily spend hours sitting by ours watching the extraordi...
- ponds
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Spring 2015 Newsletter
April 6, 2015
Spring is springing all over the place at Habitat Aid's Somerset HQ. I suddenly feel terribly behind in the garden. The veg is ok but everything el...
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Pond Plants for a Pond with a Liner
April 2, 2015
We used a butyl liner for our new pond, partly to see the difficulties it might cause. In the past we've used a really good product called Bentomat...
- amphibians and reptiles
- ponds
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A New Pond
August 29, 2014
The landscaping around our new house has been coming along very nicely. The meadow areas have been very exciting this year and the forest garden is...
- ponds
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Freshwater Habitats Trust
September 16, 2013
The Freshwater Habitats Trust is the new name for Pond Conservation. I went to their very jolly rebranding presentation on the Thames last week. Th...
- ponds
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Not Great Weather for Our Garden
March 22, 2013
Spring in SomersetLooking at our garden you'd never know it was spring. It's a smidge ironic that global warming seems to have resulted in tempes...
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The Extraordinary Ordinary
January 31, 2013
I had a lovely start to the day when I stumbled across this video on You Tube*. It's a short French film released a while ago. Normally I'd just T...
- bees
- butterflies and moths
- gardens
- meadows
- ponds
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Newsletter No. 27: December 2012
November 30, 2012
Our latest news
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Pond Conservation
November 27, 2012
A charity to support
- ponds
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Hookgate Cottage Build
June 5, 2012
Our new house and garden
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Newsletter No.22: March 2012
March 15, 2012
Our latest news
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Mini-ponds
November 14, 2011
Mini-ponds for mini-beasts
- ponds
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Listen To The Sound Of Pond Life

Spring 2015 Newsletter

Pond Plants for a Pond with a Liner

A New Pond

Freshwater Habitats Trust

Not Great Weather for Our Garden

The Extraordinary Ordinary

Newsletter No. 27: December 2012

Pond Conservation

Hookgate Cottage Build

Newsletter No.22: March 2012

Mini-ponds