Nick Upton / Dewpond on the Ridgeway, recently renovated and relined by the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area project, Winterbourne Bassett, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Derelict dewpond after renovation and repointing work organised by the Reptile and Amphibian Group for Somerset to encourage use by Great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) and other pond life, Mendip...

Nick Upton / Derelict dewpond being renovated to encourage use by Great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) and other pond life organised by the Reptile and Amphibian Group for Somerset, Mendip Hills near Cheddar,...

Nick Upton / Derelict dewpond being renovated to encourage use by Great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) and other pond life organised by the Reptile and Amphibian Group for Somerset, Mendip Hills near Cheddar,...

Nick Upton / Derelict dewpond cleared of weeds, mud and rocks by volunteers from the Reptile and Amphibian Group for Somerset and Somerset Wildlife Trust during renovation work to encourage use by Great crested ne...

Nick Upton / Volunteers from the Reptile and Amphibian Group for Somerset and Somerset Wildlife Trust clearing weeds and mud from an overgrown, derelict dewpond during renovation work to encourage use by Great cre...

Nick Upton / Medieval dewpond, originally lined with clay being re-lined with plastic sheeting as part of the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area project, Barbury Castle, Wiltshire, UK, March 2013.

Nick Upton / Medieval dewpond being renovated as part of the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area project, Barbury Castle, Wiltshire, UK, March 2013

Nick Upton / Medieval Dewpond being renovated as part of the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area project, Barbury Castle, Wiltshire, UK, March 2013.

Nick Upton / Remains of a medieval clay-lined dewpond dug for watering livestock, prior to renovation by the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area project, Barbury Castle, Wiltshire, UK, March 2013.