Great Crested Newt Monitoring Project


The great crested newt project was conceived in 2003 as a way of bringing volunteers from the Kent Pond Warden Scheme and Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group together and support both groups’ objectives.

The project aims to improve our understanding of great crested newts by surveying ponds. Collecting data concerning population sizes at ponds can help to improve our understanding of how newts from different ponds interact as a larger community. These larger communities are known as metapopulations and, when identified, source ponds (those where newts breed successfully and disperse) and sink ponds (those where newts exist but do not breed in large numbers) can be highlighted and relative emphasis can be given to their value for great crested newts.

KRAG will be organising a number of survey training workshops to promote this important ongoing project. For details of specific events please consult the KRAG Events page.



A report summarising our results can now be downloaded.


Lee Brady

Posted: Fri - February 24, 2006 at 02:16 pm        

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