Our common frogs (Rana temporaria) have spent their winter sheltering from the cold in the mud at the bottom of the reserve’s ponds, or among composting vegetation and detritus in our hedges and edges.
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Tadpoles
Every year, we find common frog tadpoles (Rana temporaria) in the little pond under the Decorated Bridge.
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There is no scientific distinction between frogs and toads. They all belong to the order Anura and most anurans are commonly referred to as one or the other – which is why we try to use scientific names when we can.
A common frog photographed in the woods alongside the Lambrok.
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Drought
How do our frogs survive as the reserve’s ponds and streams dry up in the drought?
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A common frog photographed by Liz yesterday in the woods alongside the Lambrok.
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It’s garden-tidy-up time.
Keep a look out for hibernating amphibians as you tidy up your garden ready for winter. Frogs, toads and newts will find sheltered places to hibernate in hedge bottoms, compost heaps, under stones and in log piles and are best not disturbed. Take particular care if you are planning to clear out a pond: frogs and newts will sometimes overwinter in the mud at the bottom.
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It’s garden-tidy-up time.
Keep a look out for hibernating amphibians as you tidy up your garden ready for winter. Frogs, toads and newts will find sheltered places to hibernate in hedge bottoms, compost heaps, under stones and in log piles and are best not disturbed. Take particular care if you are planning to clear out a pond: frogs and newts will sometimes overwinter in the mud at the bottom.
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Common frog tadpoles (Rana temporaria) in the little pond under the Decorated Bridge.
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Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 