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1.5 Lost Ponds: Reinstating Ghost Pingos

A rare relict of the last Ice Age, pingos (a specialist form of pond) occur in significant numbers in the Brecks.

Delivery Lead Organisation: Norfolk Wildlife Trust

What is a Pingo Pond?

Walking routes - The Pingo Trail (Circular Walk)

Discover Pingo Ponds for yourself on the Pingo Trail, a fantastic 7 mile/11.2km circular walk. This is a great way to enjoy a diverse and ancient landscape in a fascinating and beautiful part of the Brecks.

Download the Pingo Trail-Stow Bedon circular walking route here:

The Brecks Pingo Search Area


Pingo-Search-Area-Breckland-BFER.pdf

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Excavation Report

Read the Norfolk Geodiversity Partnerships report on the excavations that have happened at Watering Farm.

Norfolk-Geodiversity-Partnership-reports-on-excavations-at-Watering-Farm-2022.pdf

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Overview

Aims/Objectives

The Lost Ponds: Reinstating Ghost Pingos project aims to map, understand and recreate the ghost pingos lost from the Brecks Fen Edge and Rivers landscape area, enabling species expansion and movement across the countryside.

Learning from the project will be disseminated to landowners and others in the region to facilitate future pingo reinstatement.

Summary

A rare relict of the last Ice Age, pingos (a specialist form of pond) occur in significant numbers in the Brecks.

This project will aim to bring 14 lost ‘ghost’ pingos back to life; improve our understanding of pingos through citizen science; and disseminate best practice to ensure effective conservation of this unique resource; better understand the distribution of pingos within the Brecks; demonstrate how to re-instate ghost pingos and share learning related to pingos to a range of audiences.

If you’d like to get involved in this project contact us for more information or to be added to the project mailing list: bfer.admin@suffolk.gov.uk

Status

Volunteers

20 Volunteers Engaged

35%

Habitat Restoration

14 Pingo Ponds Reinstated

50%

Digital Mapping

100%
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