{"id":1384,"date":"2014-02-28T20:28:24","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T20:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2014-02-28T20:28:24","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T20:28:24","slug":"great-crested-newts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/?p=1384","title":{"rendered":"Great Crested Newts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have just received a report on newts in the fields opposite Merton Drive:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hi<\/p>\n<p>I read in the latest newsletter that you wanted help from residents who had seen any newts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We live in Merton Drive on Westminster Park, backing on to the open fields. There are a number of large ponds which we have a good view of and on a number of occasions when moving empty pots and materials our garden, we often find lots of newts &#8211; most of them are palmate newts or smooth newts, but sometimes we are lucky to find some great crested newts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve attached some pictures of the Great Crested newt we found last spring\/early summer, when newts are out and about\u00a0foraging for food and moving back to the ponds to lay their eggs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>regards<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Jones &amp; Rob Lloyd<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1971.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1385\" alt=\"DSCF1971\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1971-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1971-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1971-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1968.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1386\" alt=\"DSCF1968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1968-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1968-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1968-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1967.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1387\" alt=\"DSCF1967\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1967-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1967-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1967-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1962.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1388\" alt=\"DSCF1962\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1962-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1962-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1962-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1389\" alt=\"DSCF1960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1960-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1960-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wp-ra.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/DSCF1960-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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