27 vital new ponds have been created at RSPB Malltraeth Marsh on Anglesey to safeguard rare and threatened species, thanks to funding and support from the Million Ponds Project and Biffaward. The grant of £16,500 from the Pond Digging Fund has enabled RSPB Cymru to dig 27 new clean water ponds. A staggering 80% of ponds in the countryside are in poor or very poor condition, so it is very important that new clean water ponds such as these are created, giving the hundreds of species that depend on ponds a fighting chance. The new ponds at RSPB Malltraeth Marsh on Anglesey will mean that lapwing and pillwort – a very rare grass like fern - and many other plants and animals, will have a secure future. For more info go to http://www.rspb.org.uk/news/316598-27-new-ponds-created-at-rspb-malltraeth-marsh