Man you have some serious top soil! That is gold! What is it, 60 cm? That is really a lot!
As a pond you could also just install micro ponds as wildlife habitat. You will see how quickly they will be buzzing with beneficial life!
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At that point it's about 100 cm deep :) The reddish subsoil is about 50 cm in this hole. Topsoil is rarely a problem in our part of the country. People here complain about the high clay content, but I personally think that Vertisol is the weekend gardener's best friend! It holds so much waters, that even in August it won't completely dry for 2 week after a 24 hours drip irrigation run.
And adding organic matter in the soil helps a lot!
Amazing! 100cm... incredible! In a no-dig setup with a nice thick compost-mulch the clay content has only positive sides..
I guess the people complain, because the want to dig or plow.... then the clay turns into rock hard chunks.