WORK has started on the creation of three new ponds to mark World Wetlands Day.
Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is creating the havens on land just off Brenda Road in Hartlepool to help promote wetland conservation.
Rachel Jackson, Tees Valley Pondscape project manager, said: "Ponds are a rich, varied and fascinating habitat. The Tees Valley Pondscape has focused on filling in gaps in the survey data, updating records and using this ecological information to strategically decide where to carry out pond management work during the winter season when many wetland species are in hibernation away from the water.
"We have almost completed our third winter of pond management across the region. This winter nine ponds have been restored and 14 created, with another two restorations and three creations planned before March."
For further information visit teesvalleybiodiversity.org.uk/pondscape/
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