J Darcy 5,871 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Bumped into this female smooth newt the other day. She kindly allowed me to take a few piccys. I find it amazing how such delicate and vulnerable creatures as amphibians can survive our english winter, before emerging to find water in early spring. It makes me sick how much of their habitat is vanishing. The "authorities" are of little help and it seems they would rather see houses than habitat. Even "English nature" is a total waste of space. You would think they have a huge amount of knowledge, but it appears not. What i have seen them allow to be done to some of the best amphibian habitats i know is criminal. Ands their "relocation" is a totally bloody joke, just proving how little they understand about our native amphibians and their needs. Its a shame.....it really is. At least this old girl has a good habitat and will be allowed to breed undisturbed . I wish her well.....Maybe see her again....same time, same place next year....JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,169 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Bumped into this female smooth newt the other day. She kindly allowed me to take a few piccys. I find it amazing how such delicate and vulnerable creatures as amphibians can survive our english winter, before emerging to find water in early spring. It makes me sick how much of their habitat is vanishing. The "authorities" are of little help and it seems they would rather see houses than habitat. Even "English nature" is a total waste of space. You would think they have a huge amount of knowledge, but it appears not. What i have seen them allow to be done to some of the best amphibian habitats i know is criminal. Ands their "relocation" is a totally bloody joke, just proving how little they understand about our native amphibians and their needs. Its a shame.....it really is. At least this old girl has a good habitat and will be allowed to breed undisturbed . I wish her well.....Maybe see her again....same time, same place next year....JD relocated approx 150 smooth newts three years back, when i moved house, will have to check how there doing on the next warm wet night by the way they can be frozen solid and still survive. and can grow back lost limbs. strange little things dont you think! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stig 2 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Probably one of my favorite animals and we think humans are advanced Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis TM 8 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Bumped into this female smooth newt the other day. She kindly allowed me to take a few piccys. I find it amazing how such delicate and vulnerable creatures as amphibians can survive our english winter, before emerging to find water in early spring. It makes me sick how much of their habitat is vanishing. The "authorities" are of little help and it seems they would rather see houses than habitat. Even "English nature" is a total waste of space. You would think they have a huge amount of knowledge, but it appears not. What i have seen them allow to be done to some of the best amphibian habitats i know is criminal. Ands their "relocation" is a totally bloody joke, just proving how little they understand about our native amphibians and their needs. Its a shame.....it really is. At least this old girl has a good habitat and will be allowed to breed undisturbed . I wish her well.....Maybe see her again....same time, same place next year....JD relocated approx 150 smooth newts three years back, when i moved house, will have to check how there doing on the next warm wet night by the way they can be frozen solid and still survive. and can grow back lost limbs. strange little things dont you think! Cool! you learn something new every day!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paddy.t 5 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Bumped into this female smooth newt the other day. She kindly allowed me to take a few piccys. I find it amazing how such delicate and vulnerable creatures as amphibians can survive our english winter, before emerging to find water in early spring. It makes me sick how much of their habitat is vanishing. The "authorities" are of little help and it seems they would rather see houses than habitat. Even "English nature" is a total waste of space. You would think they have a huge amount of knowledge, but it appears not. What i have seen them allow to be done to some of the best amphibian habitats i know is criminal. Ands their "relocation" is a totally bloody joke, just proving how little they understand about our native amphibians and their needs. Its a shame.....it really is. At least this old girl has a good habitat and will be allowed to breed undisturbed . I wish her well.....Maybe see her again....same time, same place next year....JD we had one in our cellar a while back. and i totaly agree with what you say about their habitat vanishing, on a vast area of public land in my village, there has been proven that there are newts in several ponds, but they are still able to 'develop' it into a housing estate, bye bye little village and open feilds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 Nice photo! I've got some palmates in the pond in the garden. The old boy next door filled his garden pond in as he couldn't look after it anymore, so I sunk a bathtub in the lawn put some weed & plant's in it, & they turned up and started breeding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sundayratter 0 Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 You are right about vanishing habitat, there is a pond behind my house Great Crested Newts and it is getting filled in for 2 houses to get built on as part of a development of 61, Natural England what a joke and the council are clueless it seems 2 houses are more important Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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