With assistance from Manx Wildlife Trust Marine & Freshwater Officer, Lara Howe, and the loan of their Dewsbury Newt Trap a survey of our garden wildlife pond revealed Smooth Newts.

We have tadpoles! Loads of ’em!! These are just a few!!!

And a bit of (shaky) video…

Blackbird visiting the pond early this morning

Checking the garden wildlife pond this afternoon the first of the frogspawn has hatched.

And a hedgehog visited the wildlife pond again in early hours of this morning.

Frogs out and about until disturbed by a passing hedgehog.

Wren paid a visit the the garden wildlife pond late this afternoon. Quick little bird so video at half speed.

Frogs busy again in the early hours of this morning (video: speed-x-2)

Once the neighbourhood cat had gone frogs resumed their evening’s activities (video speed-x-2)