Low water levels in Fourwents Pond

Introduction

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Low water levels in Fourwents Pond

Image: © Andy Potter Taken: 21 Nov 2007

The outflow from the pond has been deepened allowing the water level to drop prior to the removal of the fish population. Unfortunately the fish were doing a little too well threatening other elements of the pond's ecosystem. Why this is so important is that this pond is the home of a species of aquatic fern which is now extinct in many British counties: the Pillwort (Pilularia globulifera) http://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/plantlife-saving-species-under-our-care-pilularia-globulifera.htm.

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