Our pond is huge as it was dug to hold water for cattle. We had it cleaned out of loads of crud and weeds and goat willows and brambles by bulldozer last November and it filled up over winter and spring. To our surprise and delight, frogs and toads moved in and bred using just blanket weed and a few bull rushes that survived as cover.
So far, neither of our two young cats has shown any interest in the frogs and toads tho one of them is a demon mouser. She catches an occasional bird too but I compensate by feeding them all year round in 3 different places, all with plenty of cover nearby for the birds to hide from predators and no hiding place from which cats can pounce and surprise them.
I think the local magpies family do more bird damage here.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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So far, neither of our two young cats has shown any interest in the frogs and toads tho one of them is a demon mouser. She catches an occasional bird too but I compensate by feeding them all year round in 3 different places, all with plenty of cover nearby for the birds to hide from predators and no hiding place from which cats can pounce and surprise them.
I think the local magpies family do more bird damage here.
In the sticks near Peterborough