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Help help my newts please
Tidying up my garden around this time of year I often find newts
sleeping off their hangovers. ;-) By the time I discover them I have almost always destroyed their hibernation habitat. I try moving them to a sheltered part of the garden and cover them as near as possible to how I found them, but suspect they do not survive. Given that I do disturb them and have destroyed their resting place is there a good way of preserving them please? Thanks |
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Help help my newts please
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. Regards David T. "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... On 12/11/05 15:09, in article , "Broadback" wrote: Tidying up my garden around this time of year I often find newts sleeping off their hangovers. ;-) By the time I discover them I have almost always destroyed their hibernation habitat. I try moving them to a sheltered part of the garden and cover them as near as possible to how I found them, but suspect they do not survive. Given that I do disturb them and have destroyed their resting place is there a good way of preserving them please? I know this doesn't sound constructive but is the tidying absolutely 100% essential? If you could leave it until April, say, it would help the newts because you're quite lucky to have them! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Help help my newts please
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. snip 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. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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