Toad Rescue

We have been sharing our toad patrol news here for 10 years but now feels like a good time for this account to go into hibernation. You'll still be able to keep up to date with our work via facebook.com/toadrescuebath/ or instagram.com/charlcombetoad… 💚🐸

Now is a great time to dig a pond! It will rapidly fill up with water over the winter, ready for new life to arrive in the spring. For advice on how to go about it, see our #JustAddWater guide: ow.ly/sQfH50TC8UR

Its fab to see our fellow patrollers in Warminster applying for a road closure to help the amphibians on their journeys to breeding ponds. We've seen ourselves what a positive impact closing a road has for amphibians. This would be a very welcome 4th road closure in the UK

An imaginative new use for a @nationaltrust membership card via one of our volunteers - helping to demonstrate the size of a palmate newt

Some of our volunteers have seen amphibians on the move across Charlcombe Lane heading towards the breeding lake. This is unprecedented as they normally start moving in February - our changing climate is confusing the biological clocks of our amphibians

With the very wet and mild weather frogs, toads and newts have been spotted on the move across Charlcombe Lane. Please drive carefully looking out for amphibians

We're so proud of our amazing toad patrol manager, Helen Hobbs, who was high commended in the @BBCRB 'green category' of the #makeadifferenceawards 🐸💚

Save the date! For our Autumn Fayre and Apple Day Saturday 5 October 10am to 2pm Enjoy craft stalls, live music, treats from the cafe, have a go at juicing apples and bring your own to be juiced! #bathcityfarm #AppleEvent24 #autumnfayre

Our fab patrol manager Helen has been nominated for the #BBCMakeADifference awards in the Green category. You can hear Helen's story on @BBCRB: 🐸9 Sept from 2pm 🐸11 Sept from 9am 🐸12 Sept from 4pm 🐸20 Sept from 4pm Or listen back on BBC Sounds 💚🐸💚

Toadlets and froglets on the move Heading back up the valley 💚🐸

We’re really proud that Helen Hobbs, our fantastic patrol manager, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the green category of BBC Radio Bristol’s Make a Difference Awards 2024 💚🐸 #BBCMakeaDifference

We’re really proud to be one of more than 200 plus patrols across the UK helping amphibians across the road during breeding season. A combination of conservation in action and citizen science, collecting important data 💚🐸💚 #springwatch #WorldEnvironmentDay‌

@Nikita_azad Thanks for your note. It’s in Charlcombe but on privately owned land, so it’s not possible to visit I’m afraid.

We’re so proud to be one of 200 plus patrols across the UK. Every year thousands of volunteers are helping tens of thousands of amphibians across the road through a combination of citizen science (collecting much needed data) and conservation in action 💚🐸🦎💚 #biodiversityday

Since 2003 our fantastic volunteers have helped 47,665 frogs, toads and newts across Charlcombe Lane. This year was our busiest since 2010 with 3,325 amphibians given a helping hand on their journey to the lake 🐸💚🦎💚

@AMTJones1966 @HenleyToads @CuldenFaw @froglifers @ARGroupsUK Amazing…what a brilliant team effort 💚🐸💚🐸

That's all folks ! Signs closed @BucksCCC Migration & Returners 2024 has officially ended for Henley Toad Patrol group @HenleyToads This year volunteers carried 12,292amphibians across to their spawning pond & 5500 back to Oaken Grove wood @CuldenFaw @froglifers @ARGroupsUK

We’re really proud to be one of 200+ patrols across the UK helping toads, frogs and newts 🦎🐸 It’s a combination of citizen science, collecting important data for @froglifers, and conservation in action, helping amphibians on their journey to lakes and ponds 💚

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This year our 52 brilliant volunteers spent more than 600 hours walking up and down Charlcombe Lane with high vis jackets, torches and buckets, helping the toads, frogs and newts on their journey to the lake 💚🐸🦎

@thebathgardener 💚

We helped 891 newts across Charlcombe Lane this year - our best year since the patrol began in 2003 🦎 Valentine's Day was the busiest for newts with 120 💚