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| Palmate newts at QEII pond |
Netted on a recent pond dip by Tamsin and Selsley Cubs. The dark, male newt is showing off his beautifully frilly tail and you can see the palm-like webbing on his hind feet (hence the name), both features developed for the breeding season in the water. Females will lay single eggs on a pond-plant leaves, after two months the tadpoles will develop front and then hind legs. Newts are amphibians and will be on land for the rest of the year, hopefully spending winter in our hibernaculum.
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| Male newt and stickleback |
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