... in my investigations. What is a pond? A pond is a small area of still, fresh water. It is different from a river or a stream because it does not have fast moving water and it differs from a lake because it has a small area and is no more than around 1.8m deep. Some ponds are formed naturally, filled either by an underwater spring, or by rainwater - sometimes known as 'dewponds'; other ponds are man-made. The ponds that I will study are man made ponds. If a pond is to be a successful habitat it must have plants growing in it. They provide food, oxygen and shelter for most animals. Green plants need sunlight to make their food via photosynthesis. Therefore a plant in the open with lots of sunlight will be more successful than one that's in the shade e.g. covered by a tree. Pond wildlife Macro-invertebrates refer to ...

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