Monday 23 March 2015

Newts

 
Having only recently emerged from overwintering Palmate Newts (Lissotriton helveticus) bask in the shallow rivulets that criss cross the forest and feed the woodland streams. There were a dozen or so out today, good to see. The main threat to these newts is habitat destruction, so the forest with its reasonably stable ecology represents a safe haven for them in an increasingly threatening world.

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