Life (as far as we know) started in water and is still ... At about three centimetres long, the great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) is one of the UK's largest beetles. Although it is aquatic, it ...

Avoid breaking the ice as the reverberations can disturb pond life. Great crested newts are rare in the UK and protected. It's illegal to catch, possess or handle them without a licence ...

For some of this pond life, a temporary home suits their needs. Frogs and newts find temporary ponds a welcome place to breed and thrive without their eggs being eaten by more established life, such ...

Amazing right? Pond habitats contain so much life. We're lucky to have so many of them here in the UK. Ponds can be found in back gardens, parks, the countryside, farmland and in woodlands.