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these historic man-made ponds are surrounded by unspoiled and uncultivated marshes that characterize what the area looked like before the city was built. Every July, the park hosts a free lotus and ...

This water lily needs to be close to the top of ... We're lucky to have so many of them here in the UK. Ponds can be found in back gardens, parks, the countryside, farmland and in woodlands.