Great Crested Newt in Woodvale

A Woodvale family in Southport were delighted to discover a Great Crested Newt (GCN) close to their Sandbrook Road garden pond yesterday.

The newt initially appeared to be injured. However, after a little TLC, it was carefully returned to the pond area when it started to recover. Species identity was later confirmed via email by a leading officer in the Froglife organisation.

https://www.froglife.org/info-advice/amphibians-and-reptiles/great-crested-newt/ 

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