Beach Tree Farm Great Crested Newt Ponds, Reagil

Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Three new ponds were created and restoration work to and existing pond, regrading the banks to a
more suitable gradient.
The objective for these ponds is to create suitable habitat for great crested newts
GCNs prefer small to medium sized breeding ponds, with smaller ponds especially used where
they occur in clusters. Breeding ponds support aquatic vegetation for egg laying, but there
should be open, less vegetated areas within the pond to allow adult males to display in clear
view of females.
• Surface area between 150m2 and 1000m2
• Maximum central depth of 1m (exceptionally up to 2.5m for the largest ponds)
• Variable bank gradients of 1:10, or ideally 1:20
• A range of depths across the pond