Freshwater Habitats Trust (FHT) is a small, friendly and ambitious conservation charity, which works to protect UK and European freshwater wildlife through practical, evidence-based and innovative nature conservation projects. Our organisation is well respected nationally and internationally, working with a national network of UK-based partners, the Wildlife and Countryside Link organisations, and the European Pond Conservation Network. FHT and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC Trust) are working together on the NatureSpace great crested newt District Level licensing scheme via the Newt Conservation Partnership (NCP), a not-for-profit community benefit society whose sole purpose is to create, manage and monitor great crested newt aquatic and terrestrial habitat. We are lo