Great crested newts are nocturnal and are voracious eaters, feeding on worms, slugs, and insects on land, and tadpoles and mollusks in water. They are more terrestrial than most newts, but must ...

crumbling castle in the Scottish Borders have been held up by great crested newts. The presence of the protected species in a pond at Cavers Castle, near Hawick, has delayed a decision on a bid to ...

Neighbours have concerns not only about having another church in the village, but also about the effect on the area's great crested newt population. The newts are a protected species. Sheeran's ...