Pond dipping Froyle 20th July 2025

Family fun –join us for a 1h dipping session on Sunday 20th July starting at 10am or 11.15am to see what underwater creatures we can find in the wildlife pond near Gid Lane, Upper Froyle. Children will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult. All equipment will be provided and numbers are limited so it is essential to book by emailing info@froylewildlife.co.uk, stating preference for 10am or 11.15am session.

A successful morning pond dipping

Several families enjoyed a lovely morning of pond dipping at the wildlife pond. Due to the lack of rain we were concerned that the pond level would have dropped too much for safe dipping so we had a smaller group this year. Despite this, we managed to collect a range of tiny creatures and examined them using our new portable wireless microscope. The microscope proved very popular with the children who quickly learnt how to use it to view water beetles, boatmen, dragonfly nymphs and young newts in greater detail. We created short videos, some of which are available to view on our Instagram site @froylewildlife.
Despite the lower water level of the pond, it was teeming with life and we enjoyed spotting dragonflies and damselflies too. The children and adults were amazed to see a ‘wasp spider’ with very long legs and vivid black and yellow stripes. Thank you to Barry Clark for bringing all of the equipment along and finding the wasp spider! We had a great time and hope to run our annual dip again next year.

Some photos taken on the day.