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One estimate has put the national population at around 400,000 animals in 18,000 breeding sites. Many of the largest populations are centred on disused mineral-extraction sites, but lowland farmland forms the majority of great crested newt habitat in the UK. When can great crested newts be moved? Great crested newtsRead More →

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They breathe through external feathery gills which sprout from behind the head. Juvenile newts leave the water in later summer after losing their gills. Can newts drown? If you have found young newts dead in the pond itself then it’s possible that they have been unable to get out ofRead More →