What to do with my newt?

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I've just found what looks to be a great crested newt. I can not see a crest but the colouring is correct, while emptying the babies paddling pool. I'm not sure how it could of got there but its there. Now what an earth do i do with it? Will it be ok in a bucket of water until tomorrow so i can put him in the pond at the local park?
 
Newts are cute.
I'm sure someone will come along with better advice, but I reckon he'd be ok overnight
 
If it is a great crested newt then a local wildlife group could be interested as GCNs are a protected species.

This link has numbers for local groups of The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales -

http://www.welshwildlife.org/where-i-live/local-groups/

Newts spend a lot of time out of water and will fairly soon be moving out of ponds to hibernate. I'd be tempted to leave it in the water but put something in the container to give it a bit of help in climbing out if it wants.

Dave
 
I'd say just let it be...it crawled in there from somewhere some I'm sure if you leave it in the garden just let it crawl of where it sees fit, obviously so long as that isn't into the house like the friendly frog I had heard back out the other week ;)
 
He's evidently local, as he found his way into your paddling pool.
However, with the following in mind:
Since the 1940s, populations of northern [aka great] crested newts have declined in most of Europe due to loss of habitat. In England, Wales, and Scotland, it is a protected species under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and under equivalent legislation in Northern Ireland. It is also a European Protected Species and as such it has additional protection in the UK under Regulation 39 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc.) Regulations 1994 (the Habitats Regulations), as amended by the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007. It is an offence to:

* Intentionally kill, injure or take a northern crested newt

* Possess or control any live or dead specimen or anything derived from a northern crested newt

* Intentionally or recklessly damage, destroy or obstruct access to any structure or place used for shelter or protection by a northern crested newt (in practice this means both its breeding sites, and its terrestrial habitat)

* Intentionally or recklessly disturb a northern crested newt while it is occupying a structure or place which it uses for that purpose
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...I'd just stick him under a bush come nightfall.
You don't want to get caught in the park with a bucket of protected newt. :nono:
 
Thanks

i phone the rspca and said what you guys said. This time of year the head out of water to hibernate, and just leave it alone. I had already emptied the pool because i hadn't seen him in there. I had him in a bucket so just let him go in the bushes.
 
no, what do you think this is a photography forum?!
 
rjbell said:
no, what do you think this is a photography forum?!
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Well mostly on a Friday night, its rather "newt as a" forum :D

Glad your sorted, :thumbs: as others have said its a protected species, that
you really don't want to be caught carrying around in a bucket :D
 
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