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<u>EVENING TELEGRAPH </u>(Peterborough, UK) 06 February 07 Pond cleared for newts in spring
As the amphibians and reptiles spend the winter in hibernation, volunteers in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire have been busy creating new habitats and ponds for their return in the spring.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Amphibian and Reptile Group (CPARG) – a group of volunteers committed to conserving and raising awareness of amphibian and reptiles – has joined with the Huntingdonshire branch of the Wildlife Trust to complete the second pond clearance of the year.
The volunteers restored a pond at the Wildlife Trust’s Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom, near Ramsey, to allow children easier access for pond-dipping in the spring months.
Countryside Classroom centre manager Helen Moore said: “I hope the great crested newts and the smooth newts, appreciate the hard work and reward us with good views this spring.”
- For more information about CPARG activities, call Steve or Madeleine Parnwell on 01487 823198.
http://www.peterboroughnow.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2025336&SectionID=845
As the amphibians and reptiles spend the winter in hibernation, volunteers in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire have been busy creating new habitats and ponds for their return in the spring.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Amphibian and Reptile Group (CPARG) – a group of volunteers committed to conserving and raising awareness of amphibian and reptiles – has joined with the Huntingdonshire branch of the Wildlife Trust to complete the second pond clearance of the year.
The volunteers restored a pond at the Wildlife Trust’s Ramsey Heights Countryside Classroom, near Ramsey, to allow children easier access for pond-dipping in the spring months.
Countryside Classroom centre manager Helen Moore said: “I hope the great crested newts and the smooth newts, appreciate the hard work and reward us with good views this spring.”
- For more information about CPARG activities, call Steve or Madeleine Parnwell on 01487 823198.
http://www.peterboroughnow.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2025336&SectionID=845