Amphibians

Amphibians including great crested newts and natterjack toads

Female great crested newt, Essex

We provide training courses.

We do ecotourism trips.

We conduct scientific research.

For planning and development…..

We do surveys, reports, impact licences and mitigation.

We assess the potential of a site to support great crested newts (other UK amphibians are protected by policy only except for natterjack toads and it is believed all populations of these are already known).

We conduct follow up surveys:

• Habitat Suitability Index ‘calculations’.

• Rapid Risk Assessments.

• eDNA testing.

• Presence/likely absence surveys (torchlight, bottle ‘traps’, netting and egg searches).

Mitigation may include avoidance of impacts, district licensing, habitat creation, licensed translocation and habitat destruction.

Great crested newt training event, Surrey
Bottle ‘trap’ surveys, Spain
Great crested newts, Surrey
Habitat enhancement for great crested newts, Hertfordshire
Pamate newts, Surrey
Ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl), Spain
Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata), Albania
Spadefoot toad (Pelobates cultripes), Portugal