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08-04-2011, 07:15 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gloucester, SW
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| | | favourite British newt?
hi members 
not wishing to sound like im staging a popularity contest or anything but do you have a fave UK newt species?
not me.
im a fence-sitter im afraid.
i think (owing to size and extravagance of breeding costume in males) CRESTEDS are the most impressive to behold.
theres also the allure of implied (in law, not reality) rarity and elite special protection with TC.
SMOOTH newts (despite being the most ubiquitous and frequently encountered) are the most beautiful in my humble (or arrogant if you like) opinion.
but then.....
PALMATES hold a special place for me too; owing to their diminutive size, modest elegance, oft-"overlooked" and less well- publicised on forums status, unique webbed feet and the fact that they were the first native species i encountered. many years ago!!!! 
i get equal thrill from seeing any of the 3 meself!
how 'bout you?
ben |
08-04-2011, 07:18 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Weardale, Co Durham
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| | | Re: favourite British newt?
I have never seen a Palmate - would love to. Crested are impressive, but I havent seen one for years. Common around here are smooth newts, and its always a thrill to see them. So pretty!
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08-04-2011, 07:41 PM
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| | | Re: favourite British newt?
I love the Great Crested (not that I've seen any since I was a child!).
I still can't tell the difference between the other two!
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Jason
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08-04-2011, 07:58 PM
|  | Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Yorkshire
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| | | Re: favourite British newt?
They are all great in their own way, I would'nt like to choose. |
08-04-2011, 08:14 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Posts: 569
| | | Re: favourite British newt?
Love 'em all
But, if I really have to choose then....
Palmate
I do like the markings on the male's head.
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08-04-2011, 09:15 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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| | | Re: favourite British newt?
well, because they were the first i encountered and because they gave me so much pleasure as a kid it's got to be smoothies.
tim |
08-04-2011, 09:17 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks
Posts: 154
| | | Re: favourite British newt?
Any newt that wanders into my garden.
Richard
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09-04-2011, 07:12 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sittingbourne, Kent
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| | | Re: favourite British newt?
hmmm... mine would have to be GCN (soz i hav 2 live up to my name  ) |
09-04-2011, 07:49 AM
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| | | Re: favourite British newt?
Great crested for me! An underwater dragon..
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09-04-2011, 08:00 AM
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| | | Re: favourite British newt?
Great Crested, they are just so impressive, 'Here be Dragons' in a back garden if you are lucky!
Palmated a close second
followed by Smooth but all welcome
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