Moon-gazing newts
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- 17-04-2026
While trapping great crested newts from bunds prior to a restoration campaign, it occurred to me that there seemed to be a pattern to their movements that was not explained by weather conditions alone. A review of published studies identified two that...
- Type: Article
- Author: Henry Andrews
- Category: Amphibians
- County: Worcestershire
- Site Name: Hills Dish
Grassland that is good for reptiles is variously grassland that is good for ants, amphibians and voles: ants create mounds of fine particles into which slow worms can burrow; grass snakes predate amphibians; and adders predate voles. It is often...
- Type: Article
- Author: Henry Andrews
- Category: Habitat
- County: Hampshire
- Site Name: West Heath
Mallard nest on carr woodland floor
Working my way through willow and alder carr to find a historic decoy pond, I flushed a female mallard from a nest on the woodland floor. I’ve had them in forks of white and crack willow before, but always well over head-height… or so I thought… and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Henry Andrews
- Category: Birds
- County: Worcestershire
- Site Name: Ripple