Spring is here

By martin read | March 27th, 2010 | Wildlife | No Comments

A sure sign that Spring has arrived is the sight of hundreds of frogs and toads spawning in the ponds. It won’t be long now before there are thousands of tadpoles in the margins.

These days there are loads of frogs and toads at Ravenfield, yet not so long ago they were something of a rarity. Anyone know why?

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