Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and ARG UK are inviting the public to join the Great Easter Newt Hunt (any day between 22nd April and 2nd May) and help provide data to be used for newt conservation:

• Little is known about our most widespread newt species
• They are the least protected of our amphibians
• We need more information about them to plan for their conservation!

The project aims to find out about our most widespread newts – the smooth and palmate newts – and see how much they use Britain’s garden ponds as habitat. Participants are asked to spend just 20 minutes on one day over Easter counting the newts in their ponds.

For more information go the project website.