Building a Wildlife Pond Part 1: How It Started 

One day, when I own a bigger garden, I will have a similar pond. Thanks for helping nature

Nice work, how impressive it is to see the different species. Thanks for

We humans have been damaging the nature but people like you try to undo our actions.Really proud of you.Keep doing it. One day I will also make a pond so that it could help wildlife and I could also witness beauty of nature from a closer view.😊

Wow, this wildlife pond is amazing! So beautiful for many creatures to hydrate! (Watching from Ventura County, California, USA) 😊

Looks absolutely great. All that wildlife that turns up already. Can’t wait to get my one in the front garden when the wife is away!! The kids can help me too! (The bigger the pond the more stable it is it seems in all these videos and research. Lots of gravel. No liner showing. Use underlay on top of the pond liner so it protects the black pond liner. Different sized gravel and pebbles and even some aquatic sand too. Planting pockets in gravel areas. All natives. Lots of shallow areas and just one smaller deep part in the middle. Rainwater only as any tap water just adds on loads of nutrients that just imbalances the pond and feeds algae. Lots of hidey holes and a little bridge and stepping stones too. Gesture stone or two on edge/middle for a spot of interest).

Really show how the best thing for wildlife in a garden is a pond! Interesting video, look forward to more!

I wish i could do something like this one day

This is amazing keeps us updated ❤❤❤

I love it❤

Kudos to you. Making that by yourself only

Niceee dude

lovely video, hope to see more updates !

Built a tiny puddle of a wildlife pond 2 years ago but realised immediately need a big one (so easier to keep stable if and when fluctuations in algae and water quality etc) and the dog trashed it! So front garden it is!! Any tips much appreciated

amazing video thank you for making this. like the british stefano ianiro. what part of the uk are you in?

08:21 The finches also like danelion seeds. You probably know this considering that you are into wildlife and have a lovely pond.

nice vid

Are you from the uk

Please only English to hindi video's... ❤

So many fox that's not safe for kids

Can't believe this doesn't even have 200 views! The production quality is great and the vibes are just lovely. If I had a garden, I'd love to have a pond in it. My mum has a small one, like, one of those plastic ones you put in the ground. It's just a simple way to make your garden more animal-friendly.

Some criticium I hope is constructive. I'm in a similar boat as you where videos seem to underperform. I'm taking notes to compare your video to the original that got 22 million. firstly the original video's thumbnail seemed to have better contrast, and for some reason day 1-100 is much more popular than day 1-300. He started the video with a shot from the tumbnail and started talking the second the video started, while you showed something that could have been saved until after the intro with some music. having the music play first and then starting talking seemed to abruptly change the mood of the video to me. your video starts off by showing your old pond instead of the pond you are going to be working on. His shows a quick overveiw of the new pond the video will be about, and then he gives background about his old pond. There is a bit of fluff that I wouldn't put at the start of the video such as pointing out that there are three foxes instead of saying a family of foxes, and saying the exact date, that it was durring a heat wave... ect. You also repeat things such as the last pond had a problem with drying out, however, you could have repeated this in a way that caused tension or drama, (like will the pond dry out???). As much as i like the Serpadesign voice-over it can run the risk of not introducing tension or loops that keep people engaged. the original also maintaned a much quicker pace than you did, he had finished building his pond at 2 minutes, and then started building other things. The depth you went into with the building prosses is more like a diy video than a "Here's what happened video. I love that you showed the fox checking out your work. A great way to introduse tension would have been will I be able to fill up this pond with rain water? and will there be enough water in my well to fill this pond?? Great job on the video and good job keeping recording on a project this long, keeping up steam over a long time is a big battle. a cool thing to do is say hey i noticed this on this day rather than here is a one month update.

Someone's been watching Stefano Ianiro 😉 Great stuff tho! summer update soon?

i have a suggestion maybe you can add floating plants like water lettuce and whatnot then add small fish like minnows or chubs? adding some plants will add some protection to the fish and maybe birds and animals might hunt the fish

This guy is underrated, keep it up I really want to see more of this guy.

beautiful, keep updating please :)

This is a beautiful pond setup! I live in Florida and recently added a ceramic pot with a mangrove that holds water, and i’ve noticed a variety of different birds stopping to take a drink! there is a pond right near my house but it also has alligators and snapping turtles, so they seem to appreciate a safe place to drink it’s honestly amazing!

Inspirational... You've earned yourself a subscriber today! Now I'm drawing up plans to do something similar in my back garden whilst the kids are still young enough to appreciate having the wildlife here. What cameras are you using, and how are you powering them? I don't particularly want to run cables from the house right across the garden, but really would like them to catch all the action... Would love to see an equipment list if you have one?

Nice

Really love watching videos like this. Thank you for building the ponds and for sharing!

Drill a deep well yourself , then you have unlimited water, even in drought, en can keep your waterlevel always perfect . At least that's how I do it .

Lovely pond! You could try to create and another bigger one like a mini lake and see what it does

Ooouuuhh yep so Good :0

I loved this video and the wildlife it has already attracted is so exciting. I really miss my pond in England, so I’m starting a pond in my new home in Ireland. The ground is very different though and full of rocks. Hopefully all the rain we get here will keep it filled though! I’m really glad I’ve found your channel. ❤

That trick of using carpet to protect the pond liner was clever.

Fish

Thank you!!! Wildlife ponds are my favorite RU-vid niche. Please keep the updates coming, I have subscribed.

Is there anything else that can replace the black liner or carpet that is more eco-friendly?

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Is there a way to make a pond without a pond liner?

Amazing!

What a fantastic project, a great reward seeing all the little visitors using it.

Good start

Good job

I built a small pond and it attracted so much wildlife I decided to do a giant one, then two more! It really adds soooo much to the yard as far as wildlife goes.

Fantastic video, the footage of the three foxes drinking from the smaller pond is brilliant!

The Heron will enjoy the frogs but generally there is sufficient water in Britain.

I love this! I’m so glad this appeared in my recommendations

I’m planning to do a small backyard mini-pond. It may be a little retirement project for me.

looks cool dude

❤ great vlog!