Newt-Friendly Pond Plants

Encourage newts to your pond by providing the right plants for shelter, egg-laying and food sources. Unlike frogs and toads, newts lay their eggs individually, carefully wrapping them in submerged leaves to protect them from predators. Plants with soft, flexible foliage are essential for this process.

The UK is home to three species of newts - smooth newts, great crested newts, and palmate newts - all of which benefit from submerged plants for egg-laying and dense marginal vegetation for shelter and hunting. By adding these plants to your pond, you’ll create the perfect habitat to support a thriving newt population while enhancing biodiversity.

Great Crested Newts
(Triturus cristatus)
female above, male below

 Smooth Newts
(Lissotriton vulgaris)
female above, male below