The pond itself will attract frogs, dragonflies and newts while the plants surrounding the water make ideal bathing areas for ...

Ponds are a wonderful way of introducing wildlife ... Some municipalities ban non-native fish like koi carp, amphibians like salamanders and newts, or reptiles like European terrapins.

Each year females lay their eggs in nests made out of plants and leaves. Smooth newts lay their eggs in ponds in the summer. The female newt will carefully wrap each egg in a leaf of pond weed.

Two examples of species in decline that seem to thrive in urban ponds are the great crested newt and the large white-faced darter. "We have shown that in an optimal pond, about 50% of the water ...

“We’ve been running a scheme now for seven years that cuts through planning red tape and builds more ponds – better for developers, better for planners, better for newts. Accreditation of ...