"Sally Thompson" wrote
We were absolutely thrilled last night to find our first great crested
newt. Our pond is only 3 years old, and has had palmate and smooth
newts almost from the start, but this is the first great crested I
have ever actually seen anywhere.

Some of you may remember that we are developing and managing our
garden almost entirely for the wildlife, so you can imagine what
delight we take whenever a new species arrives. According to what I
have read, great crested newts like established ponds, so perhaps
that's why it has now appeared. Let's hope there's a Miss great
crested newt somewhere not too far away to keep him happy!

How wonderful. I'm entirely jealous. ;-)

We intend to have a pond down in our wild area one day. It's still at
the daydreaming stage at the moment though. There are still a lot of
frogs down there in the long grass however, and huge great dragonflies
visit in summer, so they must have a pond somewhere nearby.

--
Sue