There are several threads about people who have discovered newts or other amphibians in their ponds for the first time.
There is loads of information available on the internet to browse though to help make your ponds and gardens better for their inhabitants.
Here are just a few:
English Nature/ Naturla England leaflets:
Natural England - Wildlife gardening leaflets
Froglife leaflets:
Froglife - working with schools
Available to ownload free or to buy here:
Froglife - advice sheets
Great Crested Newt handbook (much of the advice is also applicable to other newt species and other amphibians)
Froglife - publications
or download it here (warning it has lots of pages)
Froglife - Great Crested Newt Handbook
Great crested newt habitat management leaflet
http://www.herpconstrust.org.uk/down...entLeaflet.pdf
Enjoy!
Please add any other leaflets or books to this thread.