Conservation projects news from the World Land Trust, an international wildlife conservation charity working to protect threatened wildlife habitats worldwide.
Beech Woodland on the Kites Hill Reserve.In November 2009, the World Land Trust (WLT) created a pond on the Trust's UK reserve Kites Hill, located near Painswick in Gloucestershire, with the aim of enhancing the biodiversity of the area.
Ponds are a natural part of the British landscape but due to land-use changes, mainly as a result of farming, many of our natural ponds have been lost and many amphibian and reptile species are in decline.
Created as part of the county's Local Biodiversity Action Plan, the wildlife pond will encourage more amphibians and reptiles to the reserve and will provide them with essential habitat in addition to benefiting other species on the site.
The construction of the pond by contractors from JPR Environmental (top, © JPR Environmental) and the finished pond (above) at Kites Hill.WLT's Kites Hill Reserve can be visited and is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The beech woodland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is the only reserve actually owned by the Trust and demonstrates WLT's successful conservation work.
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Find out more about Kites Hill and how to visit the reserve »
Learn more about the construction of the pond (with photos) on the JPR website »
Supporters of the pond
The pond was created with financial support from Natural England, The European Outdoor Group's Association for Conservation, The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and Gloucestershire Environmental Group.
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A working party was held at Kites Hill in late February to extend the SSSI Beech woodland which borders this beautiful reserve in Gloucestershire.
The Kites Hill Reserve encompasses both woodland and fallow grasslands, some of which are now being reforested. (Click the image to see a larger version.) 
BTCV volunteers remove a fallen beech tree from the site of the woodland extension.Donning work gear, the World Land Trust (WLT) and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) planted mixed broadleaved trees during a milder spell that followed the snowfall and frosts of January which had delayed the working party. In total 110 trees were planted in two areas of the site.
Further activities at Kites Hill that are planned for this year include the continued coppicing of ancient hazel on the site and the excavation of a pond to enhance the reserve's range of aquatic habitats.
Kites Hill, located in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, was originally used as farmland. The site was donated to the World Land Trust, designated a nature reserve and is now protected for the benefit of wildlife.
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