Froglife
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Froglife is a national wildlife conservation charity focused on the conservation of the UK’s reptile and amphibian species and their associated habitats.
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Toads on Roads is one of Froglife’s most under-funded projects, yet it saves thousands of toads every year.
Donations help support volunteers, manage data and reduce wildlife road deaths.
Help save toads this breeding season: https://ow.ly/xQe950Y3QiZ
#ToadsOnRoads2026
📷 Chris Pook
Donations help support volunteers, manage data and reduce wildlife road deaths.
Help save toads this breeding season: https://ow.ly/xQe950Y3QiZ
#ToadsOnRoads2026
📷 Chris Pook
A 1958 Ladybird illustration of the viper (adder) and common lizard.
From heathlands to moorlands, these reptiles rely on warm, open habitats — many of which are now under threat.
Protecting places protects species.
From heathlands to moorlands, these reptiles rely on warm, open habitats — many of which are now under threat.
Protecting places protects species.
February 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
A 1958 Ladybird illustration of the viper (adder) and common lizard.
From heathlands to moorlands, these reptiles rely on warm, open habitats — many of which are now under threat.
Protecting places protects species.
From heathlands to moorlands, these reptiles rely on warm, open habitats — many of which are now under threat.
Protecting places protects species.
Another 2 ponds were maintained recently to open them up for newt breeding areas, newt surveys & training courses at Hampton Nature Reserve.
Thanks to the dedicated volunteers involved.
If you fancy getting in the water (in waders!) & helping out, then please contact [email protected]
Thanks to the dedicated volunteers involved.
If you fancy getting in the water (in waders!) & helping out, then please contact [email protected]
February 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Another 2 ponds were maintained recently to open them up for newt breeding areas, newt surveys & training courses at Hampton Nature Reserve.
Thanks to the dedicated volunteers involved.
If you fancy getting in the water (in waders!) & helping out, then please contact [email protected]
Thanks to the dedicated volunteers involved.
If you fancy getting in the water (in waders!) & helping out, then please contact [email protected]
Spotted at Froglife’s Eye Green Nature Reserve 🌳
These ‘hugging’ trees might be inosculating—where trunks fuse like grafting.
Unlike pleaching (done by people), these two embraced naturally. If tree-hugging’s good for us… maybe it’s good for trees too?
These ‘hugging’ trees might be inosculating—where trunks fuse like grafting.
Unlike pleaching (done by people), these two embraced naturally. If tree-hugging’s good for us… maybe it’s good for trees too?
February 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Spotted at Froglife’s Eye Green Nature Reserve 🌳
These ‘hugging’ trees might be inosculating—where trunks fuse like grafting.
Unlike pleaching (done by people), these two embraced naturally. If tree-hugging’s good for us… maybe it’s good for trees too?
These ‘hugging’ trees might be inosculating—where trunks fuse like grafting.
Unlike pleaching (done by people), these two embraced naturally. If tree-hugging’s good for us… maybe it’s good for trees too?
Our #LondonBlueChain team restored Albion Millennium Green pond in Forest Hill recently.
Despite cold, wet weather, they removed silt, replaced the liner, replanted the pond and created new habitats using on-site materials.
Over 15 frogs were spotted hopping back in!
Despite cold, wet weather, they removed silt, replaced the liner, replanted the pond and created new habitats using on-site materials.
Over 15 frogs were spotted hopping back in!
February 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Our #LondonBlueChain team restored Albion Millennium Green pond in Forest Hill recently.
Despite cold, wet weather, they removed silt, replaced the liner, replanted the pond and created new habitats using on-site materials.
Over 15 frogs were spotted hopping back in!
Despite cold, wet weather, they removed silt, replaced the liner, replanted the pond and created new habitats using on-site materials.
Over 15 frogs were spotted hopping back in!
#ToadPatrol season is upon us & patrols are looking for volunteers.
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/Ys7F50Yef7T
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/Ys7F50Yef7T
February 12, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#ToadPatrol season is upon us & patrols are looking for volunteers.
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/Ys7F50Yef7T
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/Ys7F50Yef7T
Our #GreenTalent team, with the help of some passionate volunteers, attempted to remove a fridge from the lake at Eye Green NR!
Unfortunately, additional tools were needed & some waders, so they didn’t quit manage it. However, they did manage to remove a lot of other surrounding litter.
Unfortunately, additional tools were needed & some waders, so they didn’t quit manage it. However, they did manage to remove a lot of other surrounding litter.
February 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Our #GreenTalent team, with the help of some passionate volunteers, attempted to remove a fridge from the lake at Eye Green NR!
Unfortunately, additional tools were needed & some waders, so they didn’t quit manage it. However, they did manage to remove a lot of other surrounding litter.
Unfortunately, additional tools were needed & some waders, so they didn’t quit manage it. However, they did manage to remove a lot of other surrounding litter.
From a Ladybird book first published in 1958.
This book certainly reflects its time, even suggesting grass snakes make good pets!
Today we know grass snakes belong in the wild, not our homes.
This book certainly reflects its time, even suggesting grass snakes make good pets!
Today we know grass snakes belong in the wild, not our homes.
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
From a Ladybird book first published in 1958.
This book certainly reflects its time, even suggesting grass snakes make good pets!
Today we know grass snakes belong in the wild, not our homes.
This book certainly reflects its time, even suggesting grass snakes make good pets!
Today we know grass snakes belong in the wild, not our homes.
#ToadPatrol season is upon us and patrols are looking for volunteers.
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/b2uS50Ycknh
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/b2uS50Ycknh
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
#ToadPatrol season is upon us and patrols are looking for volunteers.
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/b2uS50Ycknh
No experience is necessary, but enthusiasm is a must! You will get to participate in one of the UK's most iconic wildlife events.
You can search for and contact your local Toad Patrol here: https://ow.ly/b2uS50Ycknh
#DYK some species can hybridise?
The edible frog is a fertile hybrid of marsh and pool frogs. Introduced newts could also threaten great crested newts with hybridisation.
A common hybrid we do see? Greylag × Canada geese—like this bird near our Peterborough reserve.
The edible frog is a fertile hybrid of marsh and pool frogs. Introduced newts could also threaten great crested newts with hybridisation.
A common hybrid we do see? Greylag × Canada geese—like this bird near our Peterborough reserve.
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#DYK some species can hybridise?
The edible frog is a fertile hybrid of marsh and pool frogs. Introduced newts could also threaten great crested newts with hybridisation.
A common hybrid we do see? Greylag × Canada geese—like this bird near our Peterborough reserve.
The edible frog is a fertile hybrid of marsh and pool frogs. Introduced newts could also threaten great crested newts with hybridisation.
A common hybrid we do see? Greylag × Canada geese—like this bird near our Peterborough reserve.
At Hampton Nature Reserve, eagle-eyed volunteer, Peter, spotted a Water Vole feeding station on a log.
This log was in a reed scallop the team had cut the week before, so their maintenance aimed at great crested newts hasn't deterred this furry friend's activity.
This log was in a reed scallop the team had cut the week before, so their maintenance aimed at great crested newts hasn't deterred this furry friend's activity.
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
At Hampton Nature Reserve, eagle-eyed volunteer, Peter, spotted a Water Vole feeding station on a log.
This log was in a reed scallop the team had cut the week before, so their maintenance aimed at great crested newts hasn't deterred this furry friend's activity.
This log was in a reed scallop the team had cut the week before, so their maintenance aimed at great crested newts hasn't deterred this furry friend's activity.
Winter pond work is no easy task! On the #LondonBlueChain project, the team has battled ice, torrential rain and a lot of mud.
Despite the conditions, they’ve delivered school sessions, workshops and pond restoration across South London.
Here are some of their muddiest moments this season.
Despite the conditions, they’ve delivered school sessions, workshops and pond restoration across South London.
Here are some of their muddiest moments this season.
February 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Winter pond work is no easy task! On the #LondonBlueChain project, the team has battled ice, torrential rain and a lot of mud.
Despite the conditions, they’ve delivered school sessions, workshops and pond restoration across South London.
Here are some of their muddiest moments this season.
Despite the conditions, they’ve delivered school sessions, workshops and pond restoration across South London.
Here are some of their muddiest moments this season.
Every spring, common toads cross dangerous roads to reach breeding ponds. Many don’t survive.
Your donations help Froglife keep Toads on Roads running and protect local toad populations one tiny life at a time.
https://ow.ly/lYez50Y9Xiv
📷 George Cope
Your donations help Froglife keep Toads on Roads running and protect local toad populations one tiny life at a time.
https://ow.ly/lYez50Y9Xiv
📷 George Cope
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Every spring, common toads cross dangerous roads to reach breeding ponds. Many don’t survive.
Your donations help Froglife keep Toads on Roads running and protect local toad populations one tiny life at a time.
https://ow.ly/lYez50Y9Xiv
📷 George Cope
Your donations help Froglife keep Toads on Roads running and protect local toad populations one tiny life at a time.
https://ow.ly/lYez50Y9Xiv
📷 George Cope
At the Peterborough Neighbourhood Wildlife Corridor project, the team have been conducting an experiment to see which bird feeders are more effective in schools across Peterborough.
We think the seeds have it- apart from 1 school where the squirrels had taken the cones as well as everything else!
We think the seeds have it- apart from 1 school where the squirrels had taken the cones as well as everything else!
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
At the Peterborough Neighbourhood Wildlife Corridor project, the team have been conducting an experiment to see which bird feeders are more effective in schools across Peterborough.
We think the seeds have it- apart from 1 school where the squirrels had taken the cones as well as everything else!
We think the seeds have it- apart from 1 school where the squirrels had taken the cones as well as everything else!
Last call to vote for the Eglinton Hill wildlife pond: https://ow.ly/ovfg50Y9WTO
In busy urban Greenwich, a new pond would support frogs, toads, birds and insects—boosting biodiversity where it’s needed most.
Help this vital nature refuge thrive.
#LondonBlueChain
In busy urban Greenwich, a new pond would support frogs, toads, birds and insects—boosting biodiversity where it’s needed most.
Help this vital nature refuge thrive.
#LondonBlueChain
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Last call to vote for the Eglinton Hill wildlife pond: https://ow.ly/ovfg50Y9WTO
In busy urban Greenwich, a new pond would support frogs, toads, birds and insects—boosting biodiversity where it’s needed most.
Help this vital nature refuge thrive.
#LondonBlueChain
In busy urban Greenwich, a new pond would support frogs, toads, birds and insects—boosting biodiversity where it’s needed most.
Help this vital nature refuge thrive.
#LondonBlueChain
Back in October, two Froglife projects, #LondonBlueChain & Peterborough #GreenTalent, dug a new clay-lined pond at Roots4Life in Greenwich.
The London team returned recently to find it full of rainwater and with toads on site. They'll be back soon to plant it up for spring.
The London team returned recently to find it full of rainwater and with toads on site. They'll be back soon to plant it up for spring.
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Back in October, two Froglife projects, #LondonBlueChain & Peterborough #GreenTalent, dug a new clay-lined pond at Roots4Life in Greenwich.
The London team returned recently to find it full of rainwater and with toads on site. They'll be back soon to plant it up for spring.
The London team returned recently to find it full of rainwater and with toads on site. They'll be back soon to plant it up for spring.
Your vote could bring a new wildlife pond to Eglington Hill!
Our #LondonBlueChain team is planning a community-led pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary, supporting wildlife and connecting people with nature.
Vote by Sun 8 Feb here: https://ow.ly/TTme50Y9WvC (Zone 4). Thank you!
Our #LondonBlueChain team is planning a community-led pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary, supporting wildlife and connecting people with nature.
Vote by Sun 8 Feb here: https://ow.ly/TTme50Y9WvC (Zone 4). Thank you!
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Your vote could bring a new wildlife pond to Eglington Hill!
Our #LondonBlueChain team is planning a community-led pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary, supporting wildlife and connecting people with nature.
Vote by Sun 8 Feb here: https://ow.ly/TTme50Y9WvC (Zone 4). Thank you!
Our #LondonBlueChain team is planning a community-led pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary, supporting wildlife and connecting people with nature.
Vote by Sun 8 Feb here: https://ow.ly/TTme50Y9WvC (Zone 4). Thank you!
Got a spare minute to help wildlife thrive in London?
Wildlife ponds boost biodiversity and wellbeing, reducing stress. #LondonBlueChain wants to create a community-led wildlife pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary in Greenwich.
Vote here: https://ow.ly/KfPH50Y9VZG
Wildlife ponds boost biodiversity and wellbeing, reducing stress. #LondonBlueChain wants to create a community-led wildlife pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary in Greenwich.
Vote here: https://ow.ly/KfPH50Y9VZG
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Got a spare minute to help wildlife thrive in London?
Wildlife ponds boost biodiversity and wellbeing, reducing stress. #LondonBlueChain wants to create a community-led wildlife pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary in Greenwich.
Vote here: https://ow.ly/KfPH50Y9VZG
Wildlife ponds boost biodiversity and wellbeing, reducing stress. #LondonBlueChain wants to create a community-led wildlife pond at Eglington Hill Bird Sanctuary in Greenwich.
Vote here: https://ow.ly/KfPH50Y9VZG
Our #BostonAndBeyond team were back at The Community Growers CIC lining & planting the pond in the children’s wellbeing garden.
From muddy trenches & a full refill, everyone got stuck in!
thanks Lincolnshire Community Foundation & #NationalLottery players for making it possible.
From muddy trenches & a full refill, everyone got stuck in!
thanks Lincolnshire Community Foundation & #NationalLottery players for making it possible.
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Our #BostonAndBeyond team were back at The Community Growers CIC lining & planting the pond in the children’s wellbeing garden.
From muddy trenches & a full refill, everyone got stuck in!
thanks Lincolnshire Community Foundation & #NationalLottery players for making it possible.
From muddy trenches & a full refill, everyone got stuck in!
thanks Lincolnshire Community Foundation & #NationalLottery players for making it possible.
We had a little friend join us on Thursdays' Hampton Nature reserve volunteer day!
If you would like to come along and help out at your local green space then please contact [email protected] for more details.
If you would like to come along and help out at your local green space then please contact [email protected] for more details.
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
We had a little friend join us on Thursdays' Hampton Nature reserve volunteer day!
If you would like to come along and help out at your local green space then please contact [email protected] for more details.
If you would like to come along and help out at your local green space then please contact [email protected] for more details.
Over the past few weeks, our #BostonAndBeyond team have been inspiring Cubs, Beavers & Scouts to support native #amphibians and #reptiles.
Using LEGO wildlife gardens, young environmentalists explored how ponds, log piles & hibernacula can make a real difference at home.
Using LEGO wildlife gardens, young environmentalists explored how ponds, log piles & hibernacula can make a real difference at home.
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Over the past few weeks, our #BostonAndBeyond team have been inspiring Cubs, Beavers & Scouts to support native #amphibians and #reptiles.
Using LEGO wildlife gardens, young environmentalists explored how ponds, log piles & hibernacula can make a real difference at home.
Using LEGO wildlife gardens, young environmentalists explored how ponds, log piles & hibernacula can make a real difference at home.
As frog spawning season approaches, we’re sharing best practice and encouraging people to avoid moving spawn.
#WildMemories
#WildMemories
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
As frog spawning season approaches, we’re sharing best practice and encouraging people to avoid moving spawn.
#WildMemories
#WildMemories
Conservation students from Capel Manor College teamed up with our #LondonBlueChain team earlier this month to restore a pond at Roots4Life in Greenwich.
Cutting back overgrown bulrushes to let light back in and boost biodiversity.
Work continues soon!
Cutting back overgrown bulrushes to let light back in and boost biodiversity.
Work continues soon!
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Conservation students from Capel Manor College teamed up with our #LondonBlueChain team earlier this month to restore a pond at Roots4Life in Greenwich.
Cutting back overgrown bulrushes to let light back in and boost biodiversity.
Work continues soon!
Cutting back overgrown bulrushes to let light back in and boost biodiversity.
Work continues soon!
The rain has temporarily stopped our #GreenTalent team working at Boardwalks Nature Reserve.
Some of the ponds have joined the paths! But the dead hedge they created is holding strong!
#NLHF #Community #NatureRecovery
Some of the ponds have joined the paths! But the dead hedge they created is holding strong!
#NLHF #Community #NatureRecovery
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The rain has temporarily stopped our #GreenTalent team working at Boardwalks Nature Reserve.
Some of the ponds have joined the paths! But the dead hedge they created is holding strong!
#NLHF #Community #NatureRecovery
Some of the ponds have joined the paths! But the dead hedge they created is holding strong!
#NLHF #Community #NatureRecovery
With the rain coming in horizontaly last week, our usual session at Hampton Lakes Primary was indoors.
This didn't stop us having fun learning about the frog lifecycle, creating 'superhero toads' and playing a game where we had to catch the slugs and flies with our frog tongues!
This didn't stop us having fun learning about the frog lifecycle, creating 'superhero toads' and playing a game where we had to catch the slugs and flies with our frog tongues!
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
With the rain coming in horizontaly last week, our usual session at Hampton Lakes Primary was indoors.
This didn't stop us having fun learning about the frog lifecycle, creating 'superhero toads' and playing a game where we had to catch the slugs and flies with our frog tongues!
This didn't stop us having fun learning about the frog lifecycle, creating 'superhero toads' and playing a game where we had to catch the slugs and flies with our frog tongues!
Our #WildMemories groups for people living with #dementia continued their textiles spring theme by spinning raw sheep fleeces into wool yarn, using traditional drop spindles.
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Our #WildMemories groups for people living with #dementia continued their textiles spring theme by spinning raw sheep fleeces into wool yarn, using traditional drop spindles.