Campaigns and policy work
Lower Plants & Fungi Project in Scotland
This project led by Plantlife Scotland is celebrating the amazing world of mosses, liverworts, lichens and fungi and the extraordinary richness that exists in Scotland.
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Pond Alert! campaign
Plantlife's Pond Alert! campaign highlights the problem of non-native invasive aquatic plants threatening Scotland's native flora and 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.
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
