Pools Winners

As country ponds are drained or polluted, what makes the ideal des-res for frogs and toads in our back gardens?

Chris Baines introduces some of the residents of his suburban pond to amphibian experts Jim Foster and Trevor Bebee.

Series looking at domestic gardens from the point of view of wildlife and how gardeners are recreating habitats for a growing number of animals and birds.

Producer: Brett Westwood

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2001.