Specialising in:

- Surveys of Ponds and Streams

- Advice on Pond Construction and Management

- Wildlife Gardening - Advice and Practical Assistance

- School Grounds Biodiversity

Ponds and Streams can be surveyed using techniques that will provide recognised environmental standards such as BMWP score or PSYM analysis, or if you just want to know more about what lives in your pond and how healthy it is, we can do this informally or with a written report.

If you are enthusiastic about wildlife, then creating a pond is one of the best things that you can do improve the quality of your garden or any other area of land. Having created the pond, it will need attention to keep it in top condition and we can help with that too.

Whether you want to give over all of your garden to wildlife or integrate the wild with the formal, we can help plan, deliver and maintain the garden that you would like. Bringing birds, mammals, butterflies, dragonflies and other animals to your garden can be rewarding for you and help to maintain our nation’s diminishing biodiversity.

Make sure your school is able to take advantage of the recent drive to take children out of the classroom and learn in the open air. Creating natural habitat areas within the school grounds will provide a stimulus, not just for Science, but for Maths, Literacy and Art. It can also provide a valuable link to community awareness. We can advise on the setting up  and maintenance of natural areas and provide an educational import through the Hi-Tech Wild-Trek trailer.

Advice and maintenance for small scale projects is charged at £20 - 25/hour if the location is in South East Hampshire. Travel supplements will be applied for visiting sites that are further afield.

Full pond or stream surveys and larger scale projects can be quoted for on an individual basis.

*** Pond Habitat Health Check Special ***

Give your pond a quick health check for just £30 (if within 25 miles of Winchester)

A  habitat health check can be carried out by making a quick collection of the animals living in the pond. The net sample is sorted and the different types of animals are listed. From this list, an approximate value for the BMWP score can be obtained. The higher this score, the healthier is your pond. All the animals are released unharmed back into the pond.

If necessary, suggestions can be made as to how to make the pond habitat healthier.

To find out more, contact Richard Osmond -