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Gardens of all sizes can accommodate water features.
Water is essential to wildlife and many creatures will make use of it:
Frogs, toads and newts will use even small bodies of water to breed
Caddis flies, damselflies, dragonflies, mayflies, pond skaters, snails and water beetles breed in water
Large ponds will support waterfowl, including mallard ducks, moorhens and coots
Birds such as swallows and house martins will pick off insects from above the water surface and use muddy areas for nest building
The grey heron can be a regular visitor to even a small pond, feeding on fish and amphibians
Even grass snakes may be seen hunting in garden ponds