FBA Fellow contributes to Farmers Weekly
6 December, 2023
FBA Fellow, Carl Sayer, has contributed to an article published in Farmers Weekly, titled: How to restore ‘forgotten’ farm ponds for wildlife
Freshwater Biological Association’s Fellow, Carl Sayer, is Professor of Limnology & Freshwater Ecology at University College London
How to restore ‘forgotten’ farm ponds for wildlife
“As many as two-thirds of farmland ponds in England and Wales have been lost though drainage and in-filling, while those that remain are often shaded and tree-covered and do very little to support wildlife.
Putting that right is straightforward, says Professor Carl Sayer of the Pond Restoration Research Group at UCL, who stresses that pond restoration and management is one of the best things that can be done for nature recovery…”
