GREAT crested newts might be living on a site where councillors have already granted permission for a new housing estate. Ecologists contracted by housing developer the Nash Partnership found there ...

A trained detection dog was highly accurate at finding great crested newts underground or at a distance, which might aid conservation efforts for this highly-endangered species, according to a study ...

The presence of the protected species in a pond at Cavers Castle, near Hawick, has delayed a decision on a bid to bring it back into use. The council's planning committee was being recommended to ...

A golf club in the Borders is changing its approach to course maintenance - in order to help protect some unexpected guests. The discovery of great crested newts in a greenside pond has prompted the ...

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