Our first survey for Avon Wildlife Trust's Pondways newt scheme!
(That's Dave in the waders, scribbling away)
Alas, the bugger was very overgrown with no sign of any newts to be found, not even any eggs.
This was a neglected dew pond - which was originally dug for livestock to drink from. The building behind is an old pump house. This land is now a public area called Siston Common. We did find excellent plants suitable for newts to lay upon and with a bit of attention and clearing theis pond may become suitable habitat once again (I think the hunting potential might also be good).
Luckily, all was not lost - we found one solitary froglet, a couple of leeches and a water spider - species unknown!
We're guaranteed some Great Crested Newts at our next pond, which we'll survey in a few weeks time.
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