Sacha writes


We have
3 ponds here and a now 5 yo grand child. She is absolutely riveted by the
arrival of the frogs and toads in their dozens each spring, begs to be taken
out to see them on their march to the ponds on rainy nights, delights in the
spawn and then the tadpoles and spends quite some time trying to find the
little fingernail sized toads or frogs once they emerge.

Do you also take her down to the pond at night with a torch? During
breeding season there are far more frogs in there than you'd believe
from daytime spottings (we counted 170 this year). And newts are far
easier to spot at night.

--
Kay