The Season for Newts

Newts at Fairwater Park aka "The Dell."





Great Crested Newt male (Photo: Public Domain)



When I was a boy, as well as tropical fish, stick insects and exotic silk moths I kept as pets, I also used to keep newts. In spring, which was the season for newts, I used to catch them in a large pond in a local park, which was called Fairwater Park, but was referred to by me and my friends as “The