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POND CHECK identification sheets

Use the plant identification sheets to help you determine which problem plants are in your pond

Click on the species to download an identification sheet.

Introduction, what to look out for

Parrot's feather ( Myriophyllum aquaticum )

New Zealand pygmy weed ( Crassula helmsii )

Curly waterweed ( Lagarosiphon major )

Creeping water-primrose ( Ludwigia grandiflora/peploides )

Large flowered waterweed ( Egeria densa )

Floating pennywort ( Hydrocotyle ranunculoides )

Obtaining your FREE pond check couldn't be easier, simply either text or email a clear image of your pond and if possible a close up of the plants that you are concerned about together with your name and postcode . Alternatively, fill in the online recording form if you wish to provide a more detailed description to contribute to our records or download a recording form to survey a local community pond.

Contact Options

email pondcheck@cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk

Text POND to 60300 followed by your name, postcode and image (messages charged at your usual network rate).

Online Recording Form

Download Recording Form to take into the field and return it to Lisa at ERCCIS, Five Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall, TR4 9DJ

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