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Living World: Great Crested Newts

This great crested newt is a juvenile born this year

09/11/2014

Great Crested Newts

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Chris Sperring travels to the Somerset Levels in search of great crested newts.

Chris Sperring heads to the Somerset Levels to find out how the great crested newt prepares for a winter of hibernation.

As the weather starts to chill, Chris Sperring travels to the Somerset Levels to seek out a last glimpse of the great crested newt as it prepares for hibernation. It's at this time of year we discover why ponds that dry up are important for their breeding and how far they are prepared to travel to find a good place to haul up for winter.

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