0:00:05 > 0:00:07# Hello! My name is Mr Bloom
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# And I'd like to come to see you soon
0:00:10 > 0:00:12# I'm out on the road, you see
0:00:12 > 0:00:15# Here and there so that we
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# Can get together and have some fun
0:00:19 > 0:00:24# I'll help you out if there's work to be done
0:00:24 > 0:00:27# So where is it you like to go?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29# Call me up and let me know
0:00:29 > 0:00:32# What is it you like to do?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34# I'll pop along and do it too
0:00:34 > 0:00:36# Cities, towns or countryside
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# I can travel far and wide
0:00:38 > 0:00:41# I'm all about and everywhere
0:00:41 > 0:00:43# I'm here and there
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# Here and there
0:00:46 > 0:00:48# I'm here and there. #
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Oh! Hello there, tiddlers. How are you tiddling?
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Mr Bloom here and I like going out and about.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I like going here and there, doing fun things and finding new places.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07I've been wondering - what do you like to do where you live?
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Perhaps you like to ride your bike in the park
0:01:10 > 0:01:13or walk in the woods with your family.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- BELL RINGS - Brilliant! Someone's got in touch.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Shall we see who it is? Yeah!
0:01:20 > 0:01:27My name is Emily and I like visiting Margam Country Park with my family.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- I'm Kirsten.- I'm Georgia.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46We love to visit this part of the park.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51It's called Fairy Tale Land.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- We love the park, Mr Bloom. - We know you'll love it too.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Please come for a visit. - ALL: Yay!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Sounds good to me. I'm on my way.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13# Whereabouts will I end up next?
0:02:15 > 0:02:19# Let's put my routefinder to the test
0:02:19 > 0:02:21# It could be a beach, a village or a city
0:02:21 > 0:02:24# Museum or a school A garden so pretty
0:02:24 > 0:02:26# A church or a station A river or town
0:02:26 > 0:02:29# I just can't wait till you show me around
0:02:29 > 0:02:32# Tiddlers, I'm on my way
0:02:32 > 0:02:36# So where am I today? #
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Wow! It's impressive here, isn't it?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Ah, a signpost.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Now, I know the tiddlers are in Fairy Tale Land so that is that way.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03All right. Let's go.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Hey, tiddlers! There you are! It's nice to see you.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23It's Georgia, Emily and Kirsten. Hello.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25ALL: Hello, Mr Bloom!
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I've got to say, thanks for inviting me here today.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32This is a great place. I've seen this giant old shoe.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Who might be living in that old shoe?- ALL: An old lady.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39With so many children she doesn't know what to do?
0:03:39 > 0:03:44- Yes.- And who lives in this house? - Snow White.- With the dwarves?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- Yeah.- Wowee!
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- There's loads of little houses here. - There's a big house too.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Shall we show you? - You bet your wellies you should!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- This way.- Come on then. Let's go.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Well, when you said it was a big house
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I didn't realise it was this big!
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- Lady Emily Talbot used to live here. - Ah. Is that so?
0:04:11 > 0:04:16I tell you, she had a lovely house and some beautiful gardens as well.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- There's also a lake.- Hey!
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Would you like us to show you?- Yeah.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Do you think we might find some crocodiles?
0:04:24 > 0:04:25ALL: No!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Might we find jellyfish? - ALL: No!
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- What type of things might we find? - Tadpoles?- Tadpoles!
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Maybe some baby frogs.- Toads. - Maybe some toads.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Fish?- Fish, yeah!
0:04:38 > 0:04:43- So where do we need to go? - ALL: That way!- Right. Let's go!
0:04:46 > 0:04:50We're on our way to the Discovery Centre to meet Jo.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57She's an expert on all the creatures we might find.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02She's been doing a bit of pond dipping
0:05:02 > 0:05:05to check what's living in the water.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12She's found lots of insects
0:05:12 > 0:05:15and Jo is going to lead us on an expedition
0:05:15 > 0:05:17to find something a bit bigger.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Well, here we are. It's a nice pond.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- What do you think we might find living here?- Toads.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- Tadpoles.- Maybe toads. Where would the tadpoles be?- Underwater.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37What else might we find on the land? It starts life as a tadpole.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- A frog.- A frog. And what's special about toads and frogs?
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- They're amphibians. - They are amphibians.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46That means they can go in water and land.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Yeah, really clever. Today we'll stay on the land.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53We won't search for them in the water.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- We're not amphibians, are we?- No. - Do we live in the water?- No!
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- Do we live on the land?- Yes!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02We've got frogs and toads.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05There's something else that begins with N.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Do you know what I'm thinking of?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Newt.- That's right. Newts.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- Newts have little tails. Is that right, Joanna?- They have.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17They look like lizards but they have soft skin, like frogs and toads.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Right. We're off on an amphibian hunt.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I see something! - Me too! Me too! Me too!
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- What is it?- It's a spider. I love spiders.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Where do you think we should go next?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- The long grass. - The long grass. All right.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Let's be careful as we go.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Remember, it's important to take care when walking near water.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Don't get too close to the edge.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44We haven't done well on our amphibian hunt.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47We haven't found any frogs, no toads, no newts.
0:06:47 > 0:06:52It's quite sunny and they're probably hiding in the shade near the pond.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56But luckily I was out earlier on and I found something.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- Would you like to see?- Yes! - Yes, please.- Just over here.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Jo has been keeping them safe in the shade.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- Shall we see what I found earlier on then?- Yes.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14We've got...what's that?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- A baby frog.- A baby frog.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19He's tiny isn't he, tiddlers?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Yeah. How old is it?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Well, that was probably from this year,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28so he was probably frogspawn in a pond at the start of the year.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- He may not even be one! - No.- He's a tiny frog.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- And how old are some frogs?- They could get up to about six years old.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- How old are you, tiddlers? - ALL: Six!- Wow!
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Just think, there are some frogs and toads that are the same age as you!
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- What have we got here? - A newt!- A newt.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- It is a newt.- And look, he's got a long tail, hasn't he?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58And what do you think the last thing is that I've got in my bucket?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- A frog.- We've got frogs. - We've got frogs, we've got newts.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- What haven't we got?- A big toad!
0:08:04 > 0:08:08A toad! Let me wet my hands again.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Here he comes.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Oh!- Ah!- So, it's a...
0:08:12 > 0:08:19- Toad!- Yeah.- And he has beautiful golden eyes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21And you see the spots on his back?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Oo-ooh! He made a jump for it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28We need to be nice and quiet so we don't scare them.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Wow, look at that toad. He's a lot bigger than the frogs.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Yeah.- And how old might this toad be, Joanne?- Oh!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- I have heard about toads living up to 40 years old!- 40 years old?!
0:08:39 > 0:08:45- And they can get about that big. - That big?- Even bigger than that!
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- BELL RINGS! - Oh, hey-oop, it's the route finder.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Ah, and it's going to show us more
0:08:50 > 0:08:54about the creatures that live by ponds and lakes.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58These newts are called Great Crested Newts.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02They like to come out at night and swim about looking for food.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Hey, look at his frilly back!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07He looks like a tiny dragon.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Toads like the night-time, too.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13These natterjack toads make fantastic sounds
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- when they call to their friends. - HE MAKES A WHIRRING HUM
0:09:17 > 0:09:20They're quite rare, as their habitat -
0:09:20 > 0:09:23that's where they live - is disappearing.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27So it's important we look after them.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30There aren't as many toads around as there used to be
0:09:30 > 0:09:33because we've taken away some of their habitats
0:09:33 > 0:09:35by building our houses.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38How can we help the toads? Any ideas, tiddlers?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- We could make a house for them. - A house?
0:09:41 > 0:09:43What type of house could we make?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Would it be a house that you and I live in?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- No.- A smaller house. - Good idea.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54- So maybe we could make a really small house for these toads.- Yeah.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Ooh, I've got an idea. We could call it a toad abode
0:09:57 > 0:10:00cos abode is another word for house.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03So who's up for making a toad abode?
0:10:03 > 0:10:04- ALL:- Me!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11So, Jo, what do we need to do?
0:10:11 > 0:10:16So, to make our toad abodes, we need something for our toads to live in.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20So we've got these very lovely gardening pots.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Just small, about 20cm across.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- And that's going to be the walls of the toad abode.- Ooh!
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- Do you think we should add anything? It's a bit bare.- Yeah.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- What might toads like?- Leaves. - We could.- Sticks.- Sticks.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Some soil?- And soil would be a really good idea as well.- Grass?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- And grass!- Yeah, some grass. - Who needs a flowerpot?- Me.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- OK, there you go.- Me! - Here's one for you.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48We're using brand-new pots
0:10:48 > 0:10:51but you can use any old pot to make a toad abode.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Hello, tiddlers! - Hello.- Hello, Mr Bloom.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58We have to tear them up.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Scrunch them up and make a nice nest
0:11:00 > 0:11:03for Mr Toad to bury himself in.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Hey, they're looking good to me!
0:11:06 > 0:11:09You'd normally dig a little hole,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11a little bowl shape in the ground,
0:11:11 > 0:11:16and you could rest your pot in there so it doesn't roll around.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20We can put them by a fence or a wall.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24You could do. That would be a really nice, shady spot.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28So somewhere by water and where it's nice and shady.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32There we go, tiddlers, it's our Toad Abode Road!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35We'll put them in place later.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Well, Georgia, Emily and Kirsten, have you had fun today?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- ALL:- Yeah!
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Oh, I'm glad cos I have had a top time.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49So a big thank you for inviting me along.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53And to you, Jo, cos we've seen some amazing things.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55But the time's come, I've got to go.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58So you join me soon, when I'll be...
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- ALL:- Here and there!
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- That's right, tiddlers. Bye-bye!- Bye!- Bye, Mr Bloom!- Bye!
0:12:05 > 0:12:07# Where is it you like to go?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09# Call me up and let me know
0:12:09 > 0:12:11# What is it you like to do?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13# I'll pop along and do it too
0:12:13 > 0:12:16# Cities, towns, the countryside
0:12:16 > 0:12:18# I can travel far and wide
0:12:18 > 0:12:21# I'm all about and everywhere
0:12:21 > 0:12:23# I'm here and there. #