This month’s selected photo was taken in #Italy and kindly submitted by @valerioviligiardi.bsky.social. A large #water body in the Castelporziano Estate, a protected Mediterranean reserve, framed by wetland vegetation. 🌿💧 Submissions are now open for next month’s Photo of the Month! 📸

Join the first EPCN webinar of 2026 [UPDATED]! 🌿💧 📅 22 May | ⏰ 16:00 CET Topic: Mountain ponds Featuring the new EPCN Mountain Pond WG by @lfehlinger.bsky.social & a talk on climate change impacts (CIMaE Project). To register, please fill in the form: forms.gle/x8rz2t718A48... #ponds #webinar

Urbanisation alone may not reduce #biodiversity in #urban #ponds. A new study finds that water chemistry (pH, temperature, nutrients) drives #diatom diversity, with functional traits offering key insights for #biomonitoring and #conservation in urban waters. Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/lno....

This week I gave a public talk organised by The Science Basement @sciencebasementpod.bsky.social at the Oodi Library in downtown Helsinki. I am turning it into blog posts for a wider audience. What on earth are urban ponds? Why do they matter? Click & read 😉 wenfeiliao.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/s...

Helsingin yliopiston uusi tutkimus osoittaa, kuinka taitavasti tämä suurpeto tasapainoilee ihmisen muokkaamien alueiden ja luonnonympäristöjen välillä. #[www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/e...

I collect images of beaver marks as great examples of beaver art 🦫

Our paper on how #WaterQuality affects #diatom #diversity in #urban #ponds is out! Incorporating #taxonomic and #functional diversity into #biomonitoring improves detection of ecological risks. @castanedagomez.bsky.social Thanks @koneensaatio.fi for funding the research 🙏 doi.org/10.1002/lno....

The site hosts amphibian life: here’s a glimpse of the species supported by this pond. 🐸 • Bufo bufo • Rana temporaria • Mesotriton alpestris • Alytes obstetricans Small water bodies such as this one play a key role in providing breeding habitats.

This month’s photo was taken in #Switzerland and submitted by Julie Fahy. Hidden beneath a blanket of snow, this small #pond in the Jura mountains was created to support #amphibians, barely visible except for a fence and emerging stems of #Typha. ❄️ Submissions are open for next month's photo! 📸

Clean water is the foundation of life in freshwater, but it has become an increasingly scarce resource. 💦 Without it, we have no hope of reversing the declines in freshwater biodiversity. How we are putting evidence into practice to bring clean water back to landscapes ⬇️

myself and the giant sampling spoon! thanks @britishecologicalsociety.org

Send your pond photos, along with your name and a short description, to [email protected]. • Deadline: March 22nd 🗓️ • Maximum 3 photos per person • You must own the rights to the image • By submitting, you agree to publication on EPCN platforms

This month’s photo was taken in #Estonia and kindly submitted by Henn Timm. A #pasture #pond in the hills: a reminder of the #biodiversity value of small #water bodies in #rural landscapes. 🌿💧 Submissions are now open for next month’s Photo of the Month! 📸 #wetland #conservation

Soon, thousands of #toads, #frogs, and #newts will be migrating again. To ensure their safe arrival, many volunteers are setting up toad fences, carrying the animals across roads, or creating alternative breeding #ponds. Want to help too? Find all the information here: www.nabu.de/tiere-und-pf...

This month’s selected photo was taken in Germany and kindly submitted by @marlene-paetzig.bsky.social. Even under a blanket of #snow, #ponds remain an essential part of European landscapes. Thank you for sharing! ❄️💧 Submissions are now open for next month’s Photo of the Month! 📸

(Mountain) Pond lovers, we are looking for you! Within the EPCN, we are organising a new working group on mountain ponds 💙🏔️ If you are interested to join or listen to the presentations, join our kick-off meeting on 29th of October! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Teemme lyhyen kyselyn (5-10 minuuttia) selvittääksemme, miten eri #sidosryhmät kokevat #kaupunkilampien #luonnon #monimuotoisuuden arvon. Skannaa QR-koodi tai avaa linkki ( forms.gle/tBV4zunkfYEp... ) ja vastaa kyselyyn 🦆🐸 🌺

We are conducting a short survey (5–10 minutes) to explore how different #stakeholders perceive the value of #biodiversity in #urban #ponds. 🦆🐸🪷Scan the QR-code or click the link ( forms.gle/tBV4zunkfYEp... ) to participate in our survey. Thank you 😊

@wenfeiliao.bsky.social taking us for some foraging and learning on the go 🙏

We are conducting a short survey (5–10 minutes) to explore how different #stakeholders perceive the value of #biodiversity in #urban #ponds. 🦆🐸🪷Scan the QR-code or click the link ( forms.gle/tBV4zunkfYEp... ) to participate in our survey. Thank you 😊

Teemme lyhyen kyselyn (5-10 minuuttia) selvittääksemme, miten eri #sidosryhmät kokevat #kaupunkilampien #luonnon #monimuotoisuuden arvon. Skannaa QR-koodi tai avaa linkki ( forms.gle/tBV4zunkfYEp... ) ja vastaa kyselyyn 🦆🐸 🌺

This new map provides a global view of the distribution of a multitude of aquatic ecosystems, including various wetlands. It's a pretty big step forward, and I look forward to seeing how it will be used e.g. to study wetland greenhouse gases. essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

Urban dytiscid research findings on @yliopistolehti.bsky.social 6-year data show #dytiscid species richness and abundance were declining in #urban ponds, indicating the negative effects of #urbanisation can be long-term 😕 @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social #UrbanNature #pond #biodiversity

#Fieldwork season 💪 Collecting diatoms to study #urban #pond quality!! Great thanks #RamiroMartinDevasa for helping in the field 😊 @koneensaatio.fi @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social

Amazing Balfour-Browne Water #Beetle Club Meeting 2025 in southern France 🇫🇷 Wonderful beetles, landscapes, and delicacies!!! 🥰🥰🥰 Read my blog to find out what we did! wenfeiliao.wordpress.com/2025/05/17/b... #Dytiscidae #WaterBeetle #Flamingo

I have sisu 💪😎 I do fieldwork no matter it rains or shines 😎 #sisu #urban #pond #fieldwork

Beaver Versus Human: The Big Differences in Small Dams wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

👉Read our blog www.highlandsrewilding.co.uk/blog/where-h...  If you missed part two, watch here 👉https://bsky.app/profile/highlandsrewilding.bsky.social/post/3llvdv6urac2s #EcosystemRestoration #NatureRecovery #HopeForNature #MPA

Monimuotoinen kaupunkiluonto tarvitsee sukeltajakuoriaisia. Ne ovat muiden vesieliöiden, kuten hyttysten toukkien saalistajia ja suurempien eläinten, kuten kalojen, sammakoiden ja lintujen ravintoa.

Over six years, we found a decline in diving #beetle numbers and species richness in #urban #ponds, and the ponds are losing their shared species. #Dytiscidae #Coleoptera #DivingBeetle #Insect #AquaticInsect #biodiversity www.helsinki.fi/en/news/clim...

Kuusi vuotta jatkuneissa tutkimuksissa selvisi, että #sukeltajakuoriaisten kokonaismäärä on #vähentynyt ja lajisto yksipuolistunnut etenkin #kaupunkilammissa, jotka eivät olleet yhteydessä muihin lampiin tai vesistöihin. www.helsinki.fi/fi/uutiset/i...

Interesting... [depressing] The best time to restore grasslands? 75 years ago. Failing that, today!

Protecting & restoring #public #forests is good for #climate, #nature and #people!

No wonder people get confused about rewilding It is “Old Lea River Restoration project” Yet the BBC call it rewilding www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Naming a beaver Alan is a perfectly acceptable in my opinion. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nature valentines. Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon

Our new article by @wenfeiliao.bsky.social & #JanneSoininen shows #urban #dytiscid assemblages experienced #biotic #heterogenisation. Clustered #ponds are more likely to maintain stable populations due to immigration than isolated ponds. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.... @geohelsinkiuni.bsky.social