Woodburner
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Do's and don't's with crested newts?I recall from a visit to gardens where there was a healthy population of them that you mustn't touch them with clean hands. I also recall they had to be very careful when repairing the pond, but I can't remember what they had to do or why. The chances of my ever being in a position to need to do more than perhaps move one off a compost heap to a stream seemed too small to take much notice of the legal shmeagal stuff, now it seems that not only may there be some on the lottie, but in Mum's garden too!
Our pond is not natural, nor fed by a spring or stream, and needs to be topped up occasionally through the summer, but I seem to remember that tap water is bad for them. :S [/b]
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Cathryn
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You could contact one of the conservation groups in your area and ask them?
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dpack
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rain and a barrel is good
dont handle if poss
beware chooks 
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Tavascarow
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Never try to stare one down!
(Or was that dogs).
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mochyn
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I'm with Cathryn. Contact your local Wildlife Trust. There are also some good newt handbooks, although I can't remember the names off-hand.
Enjoy watching them.
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bernie-woman
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If they are great crested newts then you can't touch them full stop or where they are living
Great crested newts are strictly protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) and it is an offence to harm or disturb them. Disturbance means deliberately uncovering, touching or moving the newts. The eggs and even the pond itself are also protected. If you disturb a newt unintentionally while gardening you are allowed to move it to safety.
I think you need to contact DEFRA if you want them moved at all as you have to have a licence to handle them and an approved re-location plan 
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