A Welcome Visitor

I've got a little pond on my allotment and I'm lucky enough to have newts as regular visitors. I saw them loads last spring and summer, normally basking on the surface of the water around dusk. I was really looking forward to their return this year and, sure as anything, they started to appear again in spring. I've never seen them out of the water though...until now.

I had to lift a piece of old carpet that's down on one of the paths to pull some weeds and I found this little guy, and left him uncovered just long enough to take a quick picture. I'm always amazed by wildlife (life is so satisfying when you're as easily please as me!) and newts are a more than welcome addition to the menagerie on the plot.

Comments

[Liz]

I'm lucky really - myallotment is in a suburban area with houses on two sides but a park on the on the other so it feels like you're out in the countryside. All this makes it a real haven for wildlife.

[Christa]

When I was young, I used to see newts in the stream by my home. They were bright orange and I was always fascinated by them. Beautiful creatures.