In reply to James Malloch:
Can you tell if it is great crested from the photo?
I knew about the protection which was also part of the reason for asking. It’s in a pile of rusty metal and plastic which ideally we need to clear before next year’s growing season (when our child will be moving around).
It is all stuff I dug out in the autumn but got too wet to take to the tip at the time. Which also means it’s in a really unhelpful spot.
I think there is a healthy population of Newts on the allotments, but I hadn’t seen one myself until yesterday.
Just unsure how to proceed. Its only a meter away from lots of cover (compost heaps, cover under pallets, lots of undergrowth etc.) I assume it has gone there due to the materials capturing more mosisture.