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Dr Cath's Nature Notes - Great Crested Newts

I must have been about five years old. My brother and I were given shrimping nets and set free to ‘guddle’ in a pond while we were visiting relatives in the Easter holidays. We probably had our…

Four spotted chaser

Garden ponds for insects

Making a pond in your garden is a marvellous way to attract wildlife, but have you ever thought how vital it might be for insects? Dr Cath explains more ...

Pond skater

Natural succession in a new garden pond

When creating a new pond, you may be tempted to introduce species, but ponds will develop naturally and watching the process of colonisation will be fascinating, as Cath Price explains in this…

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