If they like the conditions in your pond then newts may just magically appear and start breeding - if there are any in your area.

Alternatively, if you want to buy the eggs from Charles Snell, you need to set up a tank in advance (ideally with some plants in and a filter). You can put daphnia in the water for them to eat and rear them in there until they are a bit bigger and you can put them in the pond. Paul found a huge tank at a boot fair for a fiver!

It's absolutely amazing watching the newts grow and seeing them develop, but it's nerve-wracking when you set them free in the big wide world!

In the first year I had my pond, I bought 10 eggs and put them straight in, and they seemed to do ok, but that's not recommended once your pond is established and you've got voracious beasts like dragonfly larvea in there, they can probably eat 10 tadpoles or newts a week! Having said that, I love seeing the dragonfly nymphs too.

Ponds are addictive, I find it all too easy to sit and gaze at the water for hours when I should be doing more useful jobs!