SARG success story

Friday 11th April 2008

GCN breed in recently created pond

When the historic woodland pond dried out due to lowering of the water table SARG members undertook the creation of a new pond 100m from the original site. After an anxious wait to see if we were in time adult GCN were observed in Kiosk pond, Merstham late the following summer.

A quick visit this week to this woodland margin pond has confirmed the presence of eggs of both GCN and Common newt in the folded leaves of Water forget-me-not.

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Toad predation

Thursday, April 3rd 2008

Toad migration hazzards

Every year toads risk life and limb as they migrate to their breeding ponds. But it is not only the traffic they have to contend with as this remarkable picture from Derek Washington shows. This Crow was having a feast by Earlswood Lakes, Redhill last weekend.

Other toad predators include herons, mink, gulls and terns.

Julia

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