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Hi.

I've joined caudata.org because I have recently moved to a house in Torquay, Devon UK. There is a large wildlife pond in the garden with a gentle waterfall. The pond has been established for 15 years and is about 8ft by 12ft with gently sloping sides and boggy areas around. I would like to have frogs and/or newts in the garden but don't know how to acquire them.

Could anyone advise please? The previous owner was an organic gardener and I want to follow her lead.

Many thanks,

Jenny
 
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If you build it, they will come. In fact, they're probably already there. If the pond has been established for 15 years, there's almost certainly animals using it. Wait until spring and observe at night and see what comes around. Any exotic species you introduce will escape the pond (they're not aquatic all year round) and can wreak havoc on the local ecosystem via introduced pathogens, outcompeting less aggressive species, etc.
 
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