Commented: Thinning out plantsI don't know about newtlets, but I believe some tadpoles over-winter in the pond, and develop into froglets early the next year.
Commented: How to get a clay pond to hold water naturallyThe hills around me in Wiltshire used many years ago to have dewponds on them to water the sheep grazed there.
I believe they were constructed by digging out the hole, then lining it with clay, which...
Commented: Blackbird eating tadpoles........Hmmm. I've noticed my local blackbirds in and around the pond quite often, and I've also noticed that the pond doesn't seem to be overrun with tadpoles the way it was a few weeks ago. I wonder whether...