Campaigns and policy work

NEW! A Quest for Aquatics - Garden centre survey 2008

Take part in our 2008 survey 'A Quest for Aquatics' by visiting your local garden centre, pet shop or other retail outlet and help us to find out which pond plants are being sold throughout Scotland and how they are labelled. It only takes a few minutes and the results of the survey will help Plantlife work with retailers to find and supply the right pond plants and label them effectively. Download our Quest for Aquatics survey form, e-mail us for a copy or phone us on 01786 479382.

Once you have filled in your findings for your local garden centre you can post the form back or e- mail us your results.

Pond Alert! campaign

The above survey is part of Plantlife's Pond Alert! campaign which highlights the problem of non-native invasive aquatic plants threatening Scotland's native flora and wildlife.

Below are six leaflets produced by Plantlife for the Pond Alert! campaign, providing information and advice for managing your own ponds, avoiding problem plants, buying plants and creating bog garden attractive to wildlife.

Pond Alert! poster and pond plant education pack

Plantlife has also produced an attractive poster about pond plants - 'A year in the life of a pond' - which you can see by clicking here. For a copy of the poster, please contact the Plantlife Scotland office on 01786 478509. Schools can also contact Plantlife Scotland for a pond plant education pack, with activities and information to tie in with the Scottish curriculum for 8-11 year olds.

Create your own bog garden

Take a look at this colourful leaflet and see some of the native plants you could use if you create a bog garden by your pond.

Download a copy here (PDF 625 kb)

 

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Case studies of pond projects that can help you

Our latest leaflet in the Pond Alert! series is titled 'Tried and tested' and gives useful examples of projects involving pond creation and management which may help you with your pond projects.

Download a copy here (PDF 698 kb)

 

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Pond Alert!

Find out which species you should not be using in your garden or community pond and which species would cause fewer problems for our native wildlife. Inform your local garden centre too!

Download a copy here (PDF 449 kb)

 

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Alternative plants

Use native plants in your pond for the good of Scotland's wildlife.

Describes some of the attractive pond species that are found in Scotland, and the conditions they require to grow well in the garden pond.

Download a copy here (PDF 378 kb)

 

Problem plants

Avoid these species for the health of your pond and the wider countryside.

Also contains advice on what to do if you already have any of these in your garden

Download a copy here (PDF 760 kb)

 

 

Labelling

Make sure you know about the plants you are buying. Also includes the 2007 Garden Centre Survey, which asked for information on whether your local garden centre sold any of 12 specified species. The 2008 survey is 'A Quest for Aquatics', for more information, see above.

Download a copy here (PDF 402 kb)