The long-lost pond on Stephen Richardson's farm near Wymondham was initially identified from a tiny hand-drawn reed on a farm map dating back to 1800.

After detailed hydrological investigations, it was dug out to its original level as part of the Wymondham Habitat Bank project, in partnership with ecologists at Environment Bank.

Despite this summer's record-breaking heatwaves and drought, the historic pond is still full of water and has already attracted wildlife including pond skaters, dragonflies and naturally recolonising aquatic plants.

The restored ghost pond within the Wymondham Habitat Bank project, which has remained full of water despite the drought (Image: Denise Bradley)

Although the pond was restored in an area that had been intensively farmed for decades, the........

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