Amberlattice Newt Manual

Surveyors enter from the north door after rainfall has stopped and wait beside the dry potting bench. The water surface must settle before counting begins. Each newt is identified by the arrangement of amber spots behind its forelegs, then followed only until it crosses one square of the reflected roof lattice. Observers note pool depth, air temperature, and whether floating leaves hide part of the route.

The guide forbids lifting stones or moving submerged timber. When two animals overlap, the record remains provisional until their markings separate. Every accepted note in the Amberlattice Newt Manual includes a small grid drawing and the time since the last shower. Those consistent sketches help glasshouse keepers repair cracked channels while preserving the cool pockets used during the first weeks of rain.