Much work was invested to make the school pond a viable and vibrant place for staff and students to go, this work has continued.
Recently, a group of dedicated Year 7s has been hard at work, in the pond area, on behalf of the Eco-group: it is important to maintain the good quality of the pond to sustain its biodiversity.
Miss Ashby met with a representative from Wild Marlow and Pocket Wilding and her verdict was positive and reassuring.
“The pond is doing exactly what it should be doing. The wildness contributes to a heathy pond. The meeting of the terrestrial and aquatic landscape can look overgrown and “untidy” but the habitat is the most valuable you can get. We ask everyone to lean into that aesthetic as a good one for nature. The flying insects and butterflies and audible bird song are indications the pond is doing exactly what we want it to do.
The presence of tadpoles is exciting, the algae in the pond surface is their food, there is no need to remove it.
The pond is designed to cope with dry conditions, do not be tempted to fill it at anytime unless there looks like it is going to dry up completely. Then, please contact Wild Marlow. A sign can be put at the pond site to help to inform people what to do if they need to know more about the pond.
Wild Marlow will take responsibility for the ponds health in collaboration with the schools Eco-lead.
We will monitor it in spring and summer and arrange for it to be cleared if necessary in the winter months.”
