Six ponds have been created at Chadkirk Country Estate and Local Nature Reserve near Romiley in Stockport.
One of the new ponds created at Chadkirk Country Estate and Local Nature Reserve.
Stockport Council was awarded funding from the ‘Million Ponds Project’ to create clean freshwater ponds to provide a valuable habitat for existing wildlife and attract other wildlife including amphibians, dragonflies, water beetles, and birds.
Surveys undertaken by the South Manchester Amphibian and Reptile Group and Cheshire Active Naturalists reveal that the existing pond on the site supports four species of amphibian – the common frog, common toad, smooth newt and palmate newt, so the new ponds should provide excellent habitat for these and other species.
They will also provide opportunities for local people and visitors to learn more about wildlife within the estate.
Council staff worked with the Friends of Chadkirk on the project which was completed last month.
For more information on the ponds phone 0161 430 6512 or contact the staff on site.
The Million Ponds Project will create an extensive network of new ponds across the UK. The aim is to reverse a century of pond loss, ensuring that again the UK has over one million countryside ponds. Phase 1 of the project from 2008-2012 aims to create the first 5,000 clean water ponds in England and Wales.