The Shannon Black Plastic Garden Pond

Absolutely amazing product. It has been in place and survived for years. High temperatures in summer and freezing in winter has not damaged it, even winter with a very thick sheet of ice over the top has not caused it to damage. The plastic rim may undulate given heat but this is normal for most plastic products. It is used as a wildlife pond. No leakage and fantastic value for money as you won’t need another one. Installation was easy, dig the whole wider then the plastic shell and make it deep enough that it will sit nicely. Then use the excess soil to fill down the sides. I used rocks to hide the plastic rim and it looks amazing.

Great study good value product. Box was slightly broken but still arrived safely

It's a nice little pond which is ideal for my garden. Easy to install- dig a hole, insert, make sure it's level and you're done. Would have been five stars but I took one away for the shelves. Be aware that these are pretty much useless. I checked and double checked the level - which is spot on, but the plant baskets keep slipping off the shelves, they are just not wide enough for a standard 11cm basket. I'm going to send for some of those soft round pond baskets which I'm hoping I'll be able to 'mould' into the gaps between the shelves while being lifted up to the required height by some stones. If anyone else has had the same problem I'd like to hear if they found another solution.

It’s around 4 feet by 2 feet and around 12 inches deep. Looks good with our water fall above it Strong sturdy black plastic cheap to own. Fast delivery

Buying a pond liner would have been cheaper

Bought this to replace an old turtle shaped paddling pool we had buried as a wildlife pond. Thankfully it was a similar size so not much additional digging was required. As others have mentioned, the top edge needs supported as it is quite flexible. I had some left over sand I was able to shovel in all round the pond for strength. Good pond, good size for wildlife pond. Our tadpoles are growing really well in here and seem happy!

I have only rated this as three stars for sturdiness and thickness, but actually those two things are pretty irrelevant once its in the ground as its supported by the surrounding earth. Took about an hour to dig a hole, place the pond, level it and backfill - can't complain about that. I have a 7 metre x 5 metre fish pond in my garden but the fish eat any wildlife unfortunate enough to get in there. I wanted a little pond for the newts and frogs. I put lots of pebbles in there and hid the sides with stones and logs. The pond has been in situ since the summer and the sides are already coated with algae and insects, so I'm hoping for frog spawn this spring. It looks like its been in place for years. I would imagine this would be ideal for someone wanting a bit of wildlife who doesnt have much space. It wasn't expensive, so don't expect something fantastic, but it does a job.

this pond is not ridged very flimsy would tip over if you had a pet dog it needs to be in the ground not on top