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| Newts tend to stay in water for the best part of the season and will be seen frequently (every fifteen minutes or so) rising to take a breath, which is when they are the most vulnerable. When they leave the water any old damp place will do, free from the risk of predation. |
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| Characterised by the unspotted throat, this female was netted (and returned) to Pond Number Two, at SK 003 741 - Elev: 422 metres, which is acidic like all moorland ponds and preferred. Also a very peaceful place: July 20th. |
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| Male: May 15th. |
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| Male at pond number 2 (see Route 1) photographed in a dish and then released. Note rear feet and tail filament: May 25th. 2023 |
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| A small population noted in a vernal pool along the old railway (Route 19): June 19th. 2025 |
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