Notes from the wetland: nature, wildlife, and conservation.
How to Build a Wildlife Pond That Mimics a Natural Marsh
September 15, 2026

A step-by-step guide to building a garden pond with shallow shelves, native marginal planting and easy wildlife ramps, so it works more like a natural marsh.

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A Beginner's Guide to Identifying Common UK Marsh Plants
September 11, 2026

A practical introduction to four marsh plants — reedmace, purple loosestrife, marsh marigold and sedges — with the field marks, lookalikes and habits that make them easy to identify.

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