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In reply to beefriendly:
If the water gets to warm, BF, and no natural shade looking back at your pictures you could artificially shade the corner were the tallest plant is, if that’s a shallow area if its not put a longish pot in with gravel on top the tadpoles will lie on top, this is what mine did in hot weather I will try and find a picture it will give you an idea, but saying this now its strange now thinking about it I thick I said to someone they looked like they were sunbathing!!
Jim
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In reply to James:
The picture was taken in May 2007 at 15.53pm and looking at the picture it was sunny and warm that day.
I get what you mean about the pot. Thanks. Hope get some frogs and going to make some toad abodes. Although I've read the toads prefer deeper water to breed . But if they pass throughthey can stay awhile
Gill
Sadly I have never seen a toad around here :( plenty of frogs though and its nice to know the small ones will have been born in this little pond :)
Lovely pond BF. I don't have one, but am thinking of making one, I just need to decide where to site it and, like you, sort out the conflicting advice. I think it will be a case of making a pond to fit my garden in the end.
Annie
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In reply to appleanne:
Someone had said to me when i was dithering "Just get on with it and dig a hole". I think that's just what I should have done. Plenty of shallows, plenty of plants and easy for hedgehogs to get out and birds to bathe and drink. I wish I had listened.