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The PondNet Great Crested Newt Survey |
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Between 2015 and 2017 the PondNet team in England, including more than 400 PondNet volunteers and regional staff collected data on the presence of Great Crested Newts from more than 230 1 km grid squares, and over 670 ponds. We used conventional survey methods, but we also used the new technology of testing water samples for tiny pieces of newt DNA left in the water, called environmental DNA (eDNA).
Thanks to funding from Defra, Natural England and our Heritage Lottery Funded People, Ponds and Water project, and support from Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Amphibian and Reptile Groups, this is the first ever national eDNA survey WORLDWIDE!
It's helping us understand the status of Great Crested News in England, and we can honestly say, without the eDNA survey technique, a survey on this scale would not have been possible.
We can now share with you some of the information which the PondNet surveys have revealed about the status and change of Great Crested Newts in England from 2015 - 2017. And the best news of all is that we are doing it all again this year! Natural England has funded a fourth year of the survey, making the survey network stronger, and the data even more valuable.
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Read the 2017 report here > |
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Flagship Focus: Little Wittenham |
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The People, Ponds and Water project may be over, but our passion for Flagship Ponds continues. Here’s an introduction to Little Wittenham Flagship Pond site, a special place in Oxfordshire for Great Crested Newts. |
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Read More > |
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#SpawnSurvey |
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The frog and toad breeding season is progressing and reports of spawn sightings have slowed. But it's still possible to take part. We'd like to know where you've seen tadpoles.
You can see the latest map, the survey form, plus frog and toad identification help on the Spawn Survey web page. |
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Read More > |
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Hello! |
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We're really pleased you have chosen to receive our newsletter. We greatly value all of our supporters and readers and we are committed to looking after any information that we hold about you. We will never sell or share your information. You receive Ripples because you subscribed on our website or personally asked to be subscribed. If at any point you wish to stop receiving it please click the unsubscribe link. See our full privacy policy here. |
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T-shirts and more! |
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We've been celebrating freshwater wildlife for 30 years now. To mark the occasion, our friends at Lifeforms Art have created a t-shirt and notebooks with beautiful dragonfly images. 30% of sales form this range help support our work for freshwater wildlife. Order yours here, and check out #FHTshirt on Twitter to see where people are wearing their t-shirts. |
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Gardenis Offer |
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Plans for your garden? If you're looking for water butts to collect rain water for your pond, or a new garden bench to watch the wildlife in comfort, take a look at Gardenis.co.uk. Use the code FRESHWATER at checkout and we'll receive 8% of the total sale to support our work for freshwater wildlife. |
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EPCN8 |
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Are you going? The 8th European Pond Conservation Network meeting is in less than a month! There's still time to register. Find all the info you need at epcn8.org. |
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