In the past century, Britain — one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe — has lost more than three quarters of its wetlands. That’s a huge amount of life-supporting space gone.
But what can we, as Londoners, do about this? While you might be thinking that you don’t have space for a pond in your backyard or on your balcony, when it comes to water, size doesn’t matter. Creating even the smallest wetland will boost biodiversity and, because wetlands support so many species, there will always be something new to observe. They are proven to soothe you and boost your mood, too.
