Breckland is home to ancient natural ponds and depressions known as "pingos", which originated through glacial processes over 10,000 years ago.

In later centuries, many had been filled in by humans to facilitate larger-scale agricultural production.

Aerial view of ghost pingos at Watering Farm, near Thompson Common in the Brecks (Image: Helene Burningham) But now these "ghost pingos" are being brought back to life thanks to a partnership between Norfolk Wildlife Trust, University College London (UCL), Norfolk Geodiversity Partnership and the Norfolk Ponds Project.

Using advanced mapping techniques and onsite investigations, the team located and re-excavated 15 pingos buried underneath farmland – 11 on NWT’s Watering Farm, next to the

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