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Talkback: Swifts, newts and decking

have in our London garden. Please don't put goldfish into the pond. Fish and wildlife are just not compatible. You will lose the newts, dragonflies, boatmen, beetles and all. In response to Sylvia's comments the dark spotted-back newts are males by Frieda (London)

28/11/2011 18:31:31

by jacqueline coyle

Talkback: Newts and pond water

. Your comments would be appreciated. Lucky you Richard, we moved to our new bungalow 3 years ago. The garden is a lot larger than our previous garden and as we are both disabled had a large pond made. The first summer we had dragonflies which laid eggs by Flowerlady

28/11/2011 18:36:31

by Joanne

Talkback: Tidying your garden in autumn

and to keep down aphids and other pests but I also get great enjoyment out of adding to the beauty of my garden. I think butterflies and dragonflies are as beautiful as my flowers and have many wildlife adventures. A heron hovering over my head in search by petethegardener

28/11/2011 18:41:26

by elle m

Talkback: How wildlife friendly is your garden?

of butterflies including tortoishell and redadmirals in the summer, a family of toads living in the logpile, a small pond which attracts frogs and dragonflies and an abundance of wild birds that regularly visit the garden for food. by Dilek

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12/03/2012 10:21:05

by Wynn

Potted ponds in Thailand

an old tin bath or Belfast sink - which may only be one-metre-squared. If you grow submerged, floating and emergent plants in it, you should attract a range of water creatures, such as frogs and water boatmen, even the odd dragonfly if it's sunny. Kate I by Kate Bradbury

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24/02/2012 20:24:08

by Rosemary Clarke

Old Aquarium Water Garden

from the library will tell you how. As for the wildlife, there is a danger of creatures falling in your aquarium and not getting out, creating an escape for them would be difficult. Even a small sunken pond would attract all sorts, frogs, dragonflies by Dibbler

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25/04/2012 20:47:34

by Dibbler

Gardening For Wildlife

single, as opposed to the highly bred double, flowers are good for insects. Since late June already had.......... Holly Blue, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Orange Tip, Painted Lady, Comma and Peacock butterflies. Several Dragonflies and a by Mark Feather

13/11/2012 15:46:27

by Gracie5

Talkback: Draining ponds

,the council have done the same drained the pond[manmade] i to moaned my head of at the council as i said the same where do the frogs go as well as newts to spawn also the dragonflys etc.the council just said it needed to be tidyed up....[although it really by Dragonfly

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28/11/2011 18:40:34

by Angel

Talkback: National Insect Week

have been blocked up already with a leaf,and ive just been watching it.is it the same bee thats blocked the other holes up?as its a very busy-bee....hahaha. Reply to everyone. Many thanks for all your queries. Here are a few answers.Dragonfly by Dragonfly

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28/11/2011 18:40:58

by kredithai

Talkback: My garden pond

had Dragonfly larvae, frog and toadspawn, whirligig beetles and pond skaters. Some trouble with blanket weed, which we wind up on green stick and add to the compost heap. Can't see any wildlife at present. (We don't have fish. It's purely for wildlife by Gerry

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28/11/2011 18:30:25

by sue

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