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I had an ecological disaster this year regarding the frogs in my wildlife pond this spring, out of twelve lots of frogspawn laid only about two dozen tadpoles emerged. Within a fortnight they had all gone, most probably been eaten by the voracious newts who share? the pond. on the mud surface on bot...

To all forum users who are not at present NWKS members there are seats available for anyone interested in going on a ponds visit, you would be very wecome to come along with us. The cost is £15 per person on coach for next trip on Sunday 19th June to visit ponds in the East Yorkshire, (Barnsley area...

Dave Thanks for the advice on PP but I already dosed my pond back in Feb with Potassium Permanganate at the recommended rate of 1.5 grams per 220 gallons of pond water. This was done as a pre-emptive strike to clean pond and contents before veg filter and lillies started up their new seasons growth....

Back in Feb. I posted an article on frogs in my Nexus filter, a sequel to this is after the frogs had successfully mated and produced spawn I have for the first time had a mass invasion of toads in my wildlife pond which is fed by overflow from my koi pond. They also have mated and produced long thi...

A sequence to the original post is today I lifted the lid on my Nexus and found two large frogs fornicating in water entry to filter,I quietly closed lid and tip-toed away.
I have never known this happen before in filter, anybody known this happen before out there ???.
Phil

Hi Ian
Too late for frogs legs I'm afraid,I have already put them all through the blender for soup for this years barbecue !!!.
Phil.

I have a Nexus filter and when I came to clean it out recently I found two large frogs in the bottom after water had drained out. I flush my filter out down a long flexible 2" pipe to exit under a plum tree at the back of my greenhouse to feed tree and to my surprise there were a further three ...