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Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.
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Threats
The decline is due to a number of factors, including a large-scale loss of breeding ponds (8). Intensification of agriculture has resulted in many farm ponds becoming redundant, leading to neglect, and a decline in the suitability of the surrounding habitat. Many new ponds that would otherwise be suitable for this species are stocked with fish, which predate on both eggs and larvae (2). Ponds that survive in agricultural land often become polluted with pesticides and fertilisers (8).
Conservation
The great crested newt is a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). The species action plan aims to maintain and enhance current populations (2) with a target of the restoration of populations to at least 100 sites (8). A number of publications on this species have been produced; English Nature has published 'Great crested newt mitigation guidelines' targeted at developers and others involved in land-use changes, which could cause conflict with conservation of this species (9). Froglife has published 'The Great Crested Newt Conservation Handbook'.
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The UK Biodiversity Action Plan for this species is available at UK BAP.
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There may be further information about this species available via the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.
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View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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