The top properties with wildlife ponds that are for sale

From a converted windmill in Leicester to a 17th-century farmhouse in Essex encircled by a moat, we examine eight of the best homes for sale with wildlife ponds and dash

Little Sampford, Essex, Maynards.

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Wildlife pond-equipped homes for sale: Maynards, Little Sampford, Essex A Grade II-listed former farmhouse from the 1670s with a moat that spans about three quarters of the property. It features open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves, oak floors, exposed walls and ceilings, and a custom kitchen. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, two reception areas, a two-bedroom annex, and five acres.

Cost: 01799-23656 Cheffins 1.5m.

Pond Cottage, Marlborough, Wilton.

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Wildlife pond-equipped homes for sale: Pond Cottage, Wilton, Marlborough This thatched cottage from the 17th century is in a picturesque location with a view of the village pond. Accessible via a private bridge, it is encircled by gardens with vegetable gardens and well-stocked borders. The large dining kitchen, inglenook fireplaces, and beamed ceilings are features of the cottage. There are four bedrooms, two bathrooms, five offices and bedrooms, two reception areas, a utility, and a garage.

Cost: £995,000. Hamptons 837178-01672.

Leicester, Leicestershire; The Mill, Arnesby.

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The Mill, Arnesby, Leicester, Leicestershire, is a converted, Grade II-listed 19th-century windmill with a two-bedroom cottage and a variety of outbuildings situated on grounds that include a paddock and a wildlife pond. The mill features a glass walkway on the first floor that links the main accommodation with the former windmill, a double-height entrance hall, and a custom staircase. There are four bedrooms, four bathrooms, two receptions, two studies, a balcony, a motor house, and four point forty-four acres.

Cost: Fisher German 01858-410200, 2.75m.

Malpas, Cheshire's Bulkeley Grange.

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Bulkeley Grange, a restored, Grade II-listed Victorian country home in Malpas, Cheshire, features a terrace with stone steps that descend to a pond, wildflower meadow, and sunken garden. It features historic fireplaces and oak floors. 9.7 acres, 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 reception areas, kitchen, library, and stables.

The cost is 2.25m Savills 01244-323232.

Tinley Lodge, Shipbourne, Kent's Tonbridge.

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Tinley Lodge, Shipbourne, Tonbridge, Kent is a country home with an outdoor kitchen, decking, a Japanese garden with a wildlife pond, and a large pond with a pontoon. It is one of the houses for sale with wildlife ponds. It features an aga and French doors that open onto a courtyard garden, as well as an open-concept dining kitchen and living area. Five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two reception areas, a study, a one-bedroom annex, two studios, stables, paddocks, and eight point one acres.

4.95m Knight Frank 020-3967 7176 is the price.

Combe Street, Barley Hill Farm.

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Wildlife pond-equipped homes for sale at Barley Hill Farm, Combe St. Nicholas, a former Victorian farmhouse with earlier roots, is surrounded by expansive gardens that include two walled gardens, a wildlife garden with ponds, a wooden footbridge, and a wooded area next to an orchard and paddock. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, three reception areas, a kitchen, a conservatory, an office, a dairy, a two-bed cottage, and a coach house with one bed.

Knight Frank 01935-812236, 1.65m.

Hexham, Northumberland's Loughbrow House.

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Wildlife pond-equipped homes for sale: Loughbrow House, Hexham, Northumberland This late Victorian home is in need of renovations. Situated on a small estate with two cottages, a gate lodge, a pond, a series of small streams connected by stone bridges, a walled garden with a greenhouse, woodland, and a former quarry, the house is surrounded by beautifully designed gardens. There are seven bedrooms, five bathrooms, three reception areas, a kitchen, a reception hall, a library, stables, grazing land, and thirty-four acres.

Cost: Galbraith Group 01434-693693 2.1m+.

Corfe, Norden, Puddledock, Dorset.

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Homes with wildlife ponds for sale: Puddledock, Norden, Corfe, Dorset Puddledock is a modern, state-of-the-art home with a deck that spans the entire length of the property and a 200-year-old building integrated into it. It features a contemporary wood-burning stove and beamed, vaulted ceilings. 7.06 acres with four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a reception.

Cost: Savills 01202-856873, 2.25m.