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Buried ponds to be excavated in Norfolk to revive wildlife

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  • Dec 23, 2021
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Patrick Barkham
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Rare species set to return to ‘pingos’, which are basin forged by ice age and then buried to give way to farmland

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Robert Macfarlane @RobGMacfarlane · Dec 23, 2021
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If I had to be reincarnated as a geomorphological feature, "ghost pingo" would be high on my list... You? Wonderful @patrick_barkham piece on restoration of buried ponds, formed in Ice Age, hopefully carrying viable ancient seed-banks in their sediment.
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