Broadback Wrote:
I am in the UK and am building a wildlife pond. What is the maximum
slope desirable for creatures to get in and out, well out mainly, I
guess they can jump in ? :-) Also should I plant around it for
protection or leave it bare so that domestic cats can't lie in wait?



You would be better to build a plant covered shallow shelf rather than
a slope, my wildlife pond's shallow shelf is maybe 2 to 3 inches deep
to the soil, 4inches deep to the liner. Also have very little freeboard
ie liner showing above the water surface. Sloping liner will be
INCREDIBLY slippy especially for a panicing animal.
My fish pond's shoreline is hand tamped cement and there fore rough
with an about 1 in 3 slope or less


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sean mckinney