On 14/11/05 12:38, in article , "david taylor"
wrote:

Our garden is well populated by frogs and toads, and this may refleect the
general untidiness. I have found newts in a washing up bowl behind the
garden shed in a shaded area covered by leaf mold, about 30 yards and a
rocky bank from the next door pond. Our friend in Cheshire had a small
garden pond about 200 yards from the nearest standing water, and newts used
to spawn in it every year.
I suspect that they are more resilient and travel about more than we
imagine. I would put them somewhere damp and warmish-in leaf mold-near
cover, and I think on a warmer winter day they will wriggle their way into
an optimum resting place.
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That's wonderful to hear because all newts are partially protected,
apparently and crested newts are wholly protected. They need all the help
and 'untidiness' they can get.
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Sacha
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