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    • 10/07/2013 at 3:52 pm #55587

      TF_geepster
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        Saw my first newt today in years.
        Used to be loads when I was young so i was dead chuffed to see one.
        Is it just me or are there hardly any of them left?

      • 10/07/2013 at 9:14 pm #167681

        TF_Paddy

          Appear to be rare as hens teeth.
          What sort, Common? Great Crested?
          Found a great crested about 3 years ago, and a common about 10 years ago, but i have not seen one since then.
          Great looking little beasties though.

        • 11/07/2013 at 7:37 am #167686

          TF_geepster
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            Looked very much like this (it was a baby) although the gills which were still external, like on this one, were whiter…

          • 11/07/2013 at 10:16 pm #167696

            TF_Gardner Chris

              I have been fishing for the best part of 40 years now and I am not sure if I have ever seen a newt whilst by the river or at a commercial. But being a gardner I find newts on a regular basis in the gardens I maintain. Last year when working on a garden pond I found a male crested newt that was a real beauty it was 6 inches long I thought it was a Salamanda!!! But rest assured there’s still a good few about. Cheers Chris.

            • 11/07/2013 at 11:08 pm #167698

              TF_matt haines

                Great crested newts are fairly rare and a governed by various laws! Ponds or lakes where they habitat are generally sites of scientific interest! And there are also implications with planning consent within certain distances of them!

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