I'm from Cambodia, and we love building everything in the jungle—from houses and swimming pools to underground shelters. In this video, I spend one week building a mud house, fish pond, and swimming ...

and how to make sure your pond is up to code. While it's legal to build small ponds without a permit, anything bigger than a couple of feet will probably need some permits to build. 1. Depth rules ...

Avoid breaking the ice as the reverberations can disturb pond life. Great crested newts are rare in the UK and protected. It's illegal to catch, possess or handle them without a licence ...

Move the dug-out soil to another area of the garden. Check the sides of the pond following the profile you intended. It's a good idea to give one side of the pond a gentle slope to offer animals ...