The pond is flourishing and many of the tadpoles have now turned into froglets, which can make for a perilous journey when walking up the garden to view the pond with the little frogs adventuring all around the lawn. At this stage there are tadpoles and froglets in varying stages of development and most of the first froglets to appear have now left the pond it would seem and started to disperse.
The pond has also attracted dragonflies, which have been mating on the pond. Most of the those I have photographed appear to be Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) with a couple of Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) also spotted on plants around the ponds edge!
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| Large Red Damselfly |
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| Common Blue Damselfly |
The larvae these mating pairs (pictured below) will produce will benefit from the submerged oxygenating plants I originally put into the pond and help to create a healthy habitat.
I am very pleased the pond is attracting other wildlife, despite originally being designed to save the plague of frogs that had appeared! It gives a lot of enjoyment, going out to look at what is happening and seeing if anything new has appeared. I really would recommend getting a pond in your garden if you have the space for it and an interest in wildlife, I have spent numerous occasions sitting outside and watching all the goings on in there! As well as this, over the past century so many ponds have been lost, usually due to being filled in. By creating a pond for wildlife in your own garden, it will help replace lost habitats for species such as dragonflies and create a healthy network around the country, as well as providing a fantastic place for you to observe and enjoy in the comfort of your own garden.
