KRAG have just made a donation of £500 to Pond Conservation's Million Ponds Project Digging Fund. The Millions Ponds Project is co-ordinated by Pond Conservation and aims to reverse the tragic pond loss that has occurred over the last 100 years or so.  The importance of ponds as a key habitat for many species, not just amphibians, has been recognised recently with ponds being added to the UK Biodiversity Action Plan's list of priority habitats.  As the lead body for this habitat, Pond Conservation have applied for funding through the Biffaward scheme to fund pond creation schemes throughout England and Wales.

By donating £500, KRAG will enable the Million Ponds Project to claim another £4500 from Biffaward to fund badly needed ponds.  So a relatively small donation from KRAG will help make big changes at a landscape level.  We are now busy identifying sites for ponds that will help safeguard amphibian metapopulations in Kent and propose these for funding from the project.