Pulias Pond

A brackish, fairly stinky pond in the north of the island.
“Pulias Pond is one of Guernsey's rare and valuable wetland habitats. It is a sheltered area of shallow brackish water, a mix of seawater drawn through the shingle banks at high tide, and fresh water which drains from the low-lying land nearby.

At first sight the pond may not look very exciting but many of the insects and plants found at this nature reserve could not survive anywhere else.

It's also an important feeding area for migrating wading birds, such as the common sandpiper, ruff and little stint, and is a favourite spot for little egrets. Salt-marsh plants growing around the pond include sea milkwort, rush, annual sea blite and prostrate glasswort, some of which are rare in Guernsey.” Guernsey Press article 2/2/2007.