Pond enhancement works
The Vale of
Glamorgan Pond survey highlighted a number of important Great
Crested Newt ponds. However, some of these ponds were in need of
management/restoration work to ensure that conditions remained
favourable for Great Crested Newt breeding.
This photograph shows an example of restoration work that has
been carried out for Great Crested Newts at a Council-owned pond.
The work, which involved major vegetation clearance to create more
open water for the Great Crested Newts, was funded by the
Environment Agency and was carried out under licence by the
Council's Ecology and Glamorgan Heritage Coast teams and amphibian
surveyor Stephen Lowe.