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Some of the beasties found by children in our Dipping Ponds

Alderfly larva Caddis fly larva Demoiselle larva Diving beetle Dragonfly larva Dragonfly nymph Frog Tadpole Great diving beetle Leech Lesser water boatman Mayfly nymph

Newt adult Newt tadpole Non biting midge larva Pea Mussel Phantom midge larva Pond snail Ramshorn snail True damselfly Water beetle Water boatman Water fleas (several different types) Water mite Whirligig beetle

Some of the birds that we see at the National Botanic Garden of Wales

Barn owl Blackbird Blackcap Blue tit Buzzard Canada Geese Carrion crow Chaffinch Collared dove Coot Cormorant Fieldfare Goldcrest Goldfinch Goshawk Grasshopper Warbler Great Spotted Woodpecker Great tit Greenfinch Grey Wagtail Heron House Martin House Sparrow Jackdaw Jay Kestrel Kingfisher Little Grebe Long Tailed Tit Magpie Mallard

Marsh Tit Meadow Pipit Merlin Mistle Thrush Moorhen Nuthatch Pied Wagtail Pochard Red Kite Redstart Redwing Robin Rook Sandpiper Shoveller Skylark Song Thrush Sparrowhawk Starling Stonechat Swallow Swift Teal Tree creeper Whinchat Widgeon Willow Warbler Wood pigeon Wren Yellowhammer

Some of the wildflowers on site at the National Botanic Garden of Wales

Birds foot trefoil Bistort Biting Stonecrop Bluebell Bugle Cranesbill Cleavers/Goosegrass Clover - Red Clover - White Cuckoo Flower (Ladies Smocks) Daisy Foxglove Germander Speedwell Greater Celandine Herb Robert Honeysuckle Ivy Leaved toadflax Lesser Celandine Knapweed

Lords and Ladies (Cuckoo Pint) Mallow Mayweed (Scented and Unscented) Mouse-ear Chickweed Pignut Primrose Queen Anne’s Lace (Cow Parsley) Ragged Robin Red Campion Scarlet elf cap fungus St Johns Wort Perforate Stinkhorn fungus Sweet Rocket Whorled Caraway Willowherbs - various Wood Anemone Woodruff Yarrow