A golf club in the Borders is changing its approach to course maintenance - in order to help protect some unexpected guests. The discovery of great crested newts in a greenside pond has prompted the ...

Two large “ghost ponds” have been reclaimed from a 5ha arable field in Kent as part of a countywide project to restore habitat for great crested newts – a European protected species. The work has been ...

Lancashire Wildlife Trust is continuing its efforts as part of its biggest ever fundraising appeal, Step Up for Wildlife, aiming to raise £300,000 towards nature’s recovery. Did you know with a ...

Plans have been submitted for two ponds in Nidderdale, creating a haven for great crested newts. Wildscapes, which creates habitats for Natural England, is seeking permission from North Yorkshire ...

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A NEW 600-home development in West Lothian has been given planning permission despite concerns over an indigenous population of endangered newts. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh ...

RARE newts are being “parachuted” onto controversial development sites far from their natural habitats in a bid to influence planning disputes, it was claimed yesterday. Millions of pounds have been ...

Boris Johnson is hoping to build a new swimming pool in his garden – but he may instead end up with a pond full of newts. The former Conservative prime minister and MP recently submitted a planning ...

A special pond area has been created for great crested newts A new habitat has been created for a colony of great crested newts found on a building site. The newts, a legally protected species, were ...