Penyffordd Newts

Adult Female Common Newt

Adult Female and Juvenile Newt

I found these under a compost bag. Between now and July the adults enter the pond for courtship and mating. Their swim patterns can be seen from the election bunker. They look like micro crocodiles but are very gentle. The rest of the year adults spend on dry land. The babies will appear in August sometime. Someone want to ring KAB to get some newspaper exposure?

Here's some babies below from a few years ago.
They have to be treated like fish as they have not got their lungs for breathing air developed.

Link http://penyffordd-district.blogspot.co.uk/2007/08/step-forward-great-crested-newts-of.html