out of the water but ,the nearest pond is a milw away
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/stumpinsci/Picture047.jpg)
Great photo he looks quite big compared to ours-(he is a newt not a a lizard or am I being daft?)
Nice pic. But I am confused looks like a lizard to me. I thought newts have webbed feet and only four toes.
http://www.froglife.org/id/newtvlizard.htm
Though they do spend quite a lot of year out of water. Great crested newts have orange under belly but it is illegal to touch them. But we have ponds on three sides of site.
That's a common lizard; newts don't have scales. Put it back where you found it and let it hibernate in peace.