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slippery42 · #11 (**permalink**) 04-04-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jrf23

That fine is a joke for a company of its size. £1000 is absolutely nothing to them, it should be a hell of a lot higher! But then again, where does the money go? Probably not back to helping GCN's!

My old man has them in his pond at home! Amazing little critters! We've had a good population since I can remember, but there's been a hell of a lot of red tape around them. He wanted for ages to build a second pond nearby to encourage more growth but they just wouldn't let him! Gutting really.

He should speak to a licenced ecologist who could advise him I cannot see how he could be stopped from constructing a new pond unless the construction is going to damage the site!

People should be encouraged not discouraged!

jrf23 · #12 (**permalink**) 04-04-2009, 10:48 AM

It was something to do with other species in the area and that a new larger pond would encourage more species (frogs etc) to come in and give the newts competition as he lives about 200m from a nature reserve.

It's a real shame! He would enlarge the original pond but he'd get done for disturbing them so he's stuck and can't do anything!

955i · #13 (**permalink**) 10-04-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jrf23

It was something to do with other species in the area and that a new larger pond would encourage more species (frogs etc) to come in and give the newts competition as he lives about 200m from a nature reserve.

It's a real shame! He would enlarge the original pond but he'd get done for disturbing them so he's stuck and can't do anything!

I am a Senior Ecologist licensed for GCN. If you would like a bit of free advice and can provide me with a bit more info (and a Google Earth photo of the site if possible) then I will see what help I can be.

jrf23 · #14 (**permalink**) 11-04-2009, 01:36 AM

Thanks, but as far as I'm aware my old man has exhausted almost every approach. He works at wellesbourne HRI (now Warwick HRI now that the Uni has taken it over) and was able to get in touch with a few people about it through there but has no real success as his hands are just tied. I'll see what he says, but I think he gave up trying to expand a while ago now sadly!

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