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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