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The greatness of great crested newts
The UK is home to three species of newt, the largest and rarest of which is the great crested. Here’s just a few reasons why we love this awesome amphibian...
Composition and Light Photography Workshop with Daniel Bridge
This workshop builds on knowledge from the 'Know The Basics' workshop to concentrate on composition, lighting, colour, and creativity.
Composition and Light Photography Workshop with Daniel Bridge
This workshop builds on knowledge from the 'Know The Basics' workshop to concentrate on composition, lighting, colour, and creativity.
HS2 should not get the green light in current form
Today, an edited version of an open letter to the Prime Minister was printed in The Times. It calls on Boris Johnson to stop and rethink current plans for HS2 in light of the hugely damaging…
Bee-killing neonicotinoids given the green light
In January, the Government announced their decision to allow a banned neonicotinoid pesticide, thiamethoxam, to be used on sugar beet planted this year. Before thiamethoxam could be used however,…
HS2: a dark day for wildlife as the green light is given
Months of uncertainty mixed with hopeful optimism ended this week with the Government’s announcement that HS2 will go ahead.
Monitoring our most elusive butterfly using UV light (Wednesday 10 April)
In this online event, Max Anderson, Butterfly Conservation's South West Landscape Officer, will shed some (UV) light on the subject of fluorescing caterpillars and we will discuss whether…
Great Crested Newt Talk
A talk to learn all about Great Crested Newts
Stanground Newt Ponds
Nestled among houses, a collection of small ponds and meadow that is a local stronghold for newts
Palmate newt
The palmate newt looks similar to the smooth newt, but favours shallow pools on acidic soils like heathlands. During the breeding season, males grow distinctive black webbing on their hind feet.…
Smooth newt
You are likely to spot the smooth newt in your garden or local pond. It breeds in water in summer and spends the rest of the year in grassland and woodland, hibernating over winter.