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Colonisation of a ressurected ancient #ghostpingo pond in just 1 year. From 0 to 40 wetland plants in the blink of a frog's eye because of a long-lived #seedbank. Anyone seen any form of ecological restoration more successful than this? @hburningham @tim_holt_wilson @NorfolkWT
Footprints from the mesolithic elegantly preserved in this #ghostpingo trench in the East Anglian Brecks. From the angle & spacing of the footprints we can infer that the individual had a limp likely from a prior Bear attack
A resurrected #ghostpingo with "grow-faster" seedbank stripes (an expt!) that is >40 m long. In <2 yrs it will look like the ponds below as tons of long-lived seeds exposed in the excavation. Most successful ecological restoration known? @tim_holt_wilson @hburningham @TheBrecksLP
The edge of a #ghostpingo pond that was ressurected <2 years ago. It supports nearly 40 wetland plants, including many mega-rarities. This is a former pig farm where all of the ponds had been filled in. WHAT A RESULT! The most successful form of ecological restoration known?
Not bad considering there was no #pond here less than a year ago! #ghostpingo pond @hburningham @tim_holt_wilson
The story of a Norfolk #ghostpingo - an ancient #pond lost to deliberate infilling decades ago. There are now 20 wetland plant species in the resurrected pond after just 10 months & it is beautiful. What a team!!! @uclponds @hburningham @tim_holt_wilson @carlsayerUCL @NorfolkWT
There was no #pond here 20 months ago. This ancient #ghostpingo was buried beneath a pig field! Here it is now. Vibrant with rarities. The most successful form of ecological restoration imaginable!!! The work of @uclponds @hburningham @tim_holt_wilson @carlsayerUCL @NorfolkWT
The resurrection of a #ghostpingo #pond. One of 10 in-filled ancient pingos that we have restored on @NorfolkWT land close to Thompson Common. We have recorded 57 wetland plants over 2 years. That is a gain of 57 plant species!!! Boom. @hburningham @tim_holt_wilson
If you want to know how to successfully ressurect a lost ancient #pond you need to know about its sediments. In which case you need to work with geologists & palaeoecologists @tim_holt_wilson @hburningham #ghostpond #ghostpingo
2/2: And here is where we are tomorrow at a new site close by. This meadow contains many ancient #ghostpingo ponds that were filled to to gain more farm land. Wet-loving plants mark lower ground & the lost pond in this photo
1/2: On the #ghostpingo #pond resurrection trail! The final excavation after 3 days of working on this infilled ice age depression (of some kind) near Caston, Norfolk. Lots of old buried seed-rich wetland sediment exposed. Another success coming! @hburningham @tim_holt_wilson
How many conservationists, palaeoecologists, geomorphologists & geologists can you get in a breckland #ghostpingo excavation? Answer is 8. #ghostpond
The most successful form of ecological restoration known!? #ghostpingo
#Ghostpingo ponds!!! Many ancient #pingo ponds have been filled in over recent centuries. But if carefully re-excavated they & their rare plants can be revived from v. old still viable seeds.
We did this one last August in a former pig field for @NorfolkWT. Incredible diversity!
#Ghostpingo ponds!!! Many ancient #pingo ponds have been filled in over recent centuries. But if carefully re-excavated they & their rare plants can be revived from v. old still viable seeds.
We did this one last August in a former pig field for @NorfolkWT. Incredible diversity!
Restoring #ghostpingo ponds. This might be one of the most successful ecological restoration projects ever - in the making
1/3: Restoration success!!! 10 #ghostpingo ponds ressurected by us & @NorfolkWT @tim_holt_wilson @norfolkponds over the last 2 yrs next to Thompson Common nestled in recovering species-rich grassland. Ponds getting well covered by plants & throwing up local rarities/specialities
1/3: Restoration success!!! 10 #ghostpingo ponds ressurected by us & @NorfolkWT @tim_holt_wilson @norfolkponds over the last 2 yrs next to Thompson Common nestled in recovering species-rich grassland. Ponds getting well covered by plants & throwing up local rarities/specialities
A #ghostpingo that we ressurected for @NorfolkWT last summer on former farm land nr Thompson Common. Would like to see more water (drought!) but #pond had many water beetles & some toads. Success! Plants will come fast from the seedbank as it warms... @TheBrecksLP @hburningham
Fabulous pingos seen today between the blizzards in the Norfolk Brecklands including some brilliant recently restored sites & #ghostpingo #ponds. Well done to a certain farmer & team @mooseylay
Ressurected #ghostpingo ponds waiting for rain in Norfolk's Brecklands. Water will cover the mud of 100s-1000s years ago exposed on the bed. In spring dormant seeds of rare wetland plants will wake. The most positive form of wetland restoration
At a crossroads in the #ghostpingo discussions today! @tim_holt_wilson @hburningham @LornaLinch @megwildflowers
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