The 'look at what I did today' thread

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:00 pm

Hey @Donald I've been doing a bit more newt hunting today I've spotted at least 10 in there problem is it's covered in duck weed Lilly pads and other vegetation, still don't think I've spotted a great crested yet, here's the pond and you can see why I would like to move it,

I'm trying not to disturb them too much, I'd like to build a new pond to move all this wildlife to there's loads of frogs and I've been out with the kids today watching loads of dragon flies laying eggs as well.
Might see if I can get some help in designing the pond and surrounding area for them.

Post by **Pushki** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:32 pm

W1ggz wrote:don't think I've spotted a great crested yet

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:35 pm

isn't that a great crested newt????

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:38 pm

I didn't think it was looking on the net

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:40 pm

This is what I've found as a great crested

And this is the smooth which is what mine was I think looking at the stripes on the face

Post by **Donald** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:26 pm

Yeah they're definitely smooth newts. You'd know a great crested and they are pretty uncommon tbh.

Yeah I can why you'd want to move that, ruins the flow of the garden!

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:28 pm

Donald wrote: ruins the flow of the garden!

really !!!!

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:32 pm

I've got 2 kids mate jakes 1 and Zara 3 it's right in the middle of there playground and 1 of Zara's friends already fell in it, I've got a nice spot for it to go and probably be bigger as well and more natural looking, you can see that pond on google earth lol

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:33 pm

fair do's then

Post by **Donald** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:38 pm

A triangle pond in a triangle garden - too much!

If I was going to relocate it it would be to where the greenhouse is, but that's just me. Plus the more out of the way it is the less likely your kids are to fall in it probably

Ideally you'd want the new pond prepped fully (as in settled and all that) you don't want to fill it with water and all the other gubbins and straight away dump the wildlife in there, but then you'd have two ponds on the go and for the new set up to properly settle will take a few weeks.

As I said before smooth newts are not habitat protected so really you can just turf them out.

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