New pond is 1.9m by 1m ish and has just been planted up. 3 more newts have arrived so we have 2 females and 4 males.
Blanket weed is starting to form but unlike most other pond owners i am quite happy because it provides a nursery for so many insects and im sure newt larvae would love them as i have seen in Northala Fields in W.London.
This is the 'deep end', but it's only about 28 cm at the deepest. The new clumps of Elodea should quickly grow and form egg laying sites for the Smooth Newts. The male's tail waggling seem not to interest the females at the moment but who knows what they do at night.
The new bark and wood pile has a lot of millipedes, slugs and worms so the froglets love it.
This is a 'herb shelter' that provides a small retreat which is being used by a couple of last years froglets.
Blanket weed is starting to form but unlike most other pond owners i am quite happy because it provides a nursery for so many insects and im sure newt larvae would love them as i have seen in Northala Fields in W.London. 
This is the 'deep end', but it's only about 28 cm at the deepest. The new clumps of Elodea should quickly grow and form egg laying sites for the Smooth Newts. The male's tail waggling seem not to interest the females at the moment but who knows what they do at night.
The new bark and wood pile has a lot of millipedes, slugs and worms so the froglets love it.
This is a 'herb shelter' that provides a small retreat which is being used by a couple of last years froglets.
