Thanks to the Natural Flood Management Programme funded by the Environment Agency, works at the Pond and at the Bog Garden have been completed with the key natural flood management objective to slow and hold water. In the event of heavy rainfall, this means that water will travel less quickly downstream to the Beverley Brook, and thence to the Thames.

As a result of these measures and new planting across the whole bog garden, this watery area becomes an even greater attraction for wildlife. These might include insects such as dragonflies, amphibians such as toads and frogs, and smaller creatures which contribute to the aquatic food web by serving as food sources for birds.

As part of the Natural Flood Management programme, a swale cascade at the side of the main lawn and a series of basins beside the Italian Garden have been created.

Those areas have been identified as the ones which would benefit most from natural flood management measures together with appropriate planting for watery conditions and wildlife.