Pond creation has now become a widespread conservation tool, but monitoring studies are still relatively scarce. Phase I of the Million Ponds Project saw the creation of over one thousand ponds. Dr Nicolet will focus on the results of surveys in Oxfordshire and Wales, which showed that, only a few years after creation, ponds can be extremely diverse and support rare species including Pillwort, Tubular Water-dropwort, Lesser Water-plantain and Common Toad.
Dr Nicolet has worked with the Freshwater Habitats Trust since 1999 as a freshwater ecologist. She has extensive experience of wetland plant and macroinvertebrate surveys, ecological assessments and monitoring, and pond creation and management. She is a member of the Trust’s Senior Management team, the National Coordinator of the Million Pond Project and the Secretary of the European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN).

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