 In addition to the wholly informal use of the site, a Friends of Ali’s Pond (FAP) Group has been set up which now has over 60 members, most of whom live within a couple of miles of the site.Members of this group participate in volunteer management activities such as tree planting, pond clearance and hay-making and attend moth and amphibian surveys under the guidance of the voluntary warden Alastair Driver.These activities have not been confined solely to the reserve — conservation work has also been carried out in other nearby locations to provide complementary habitat and amenity to that found in the reserve.