Gardeners are being warned not to share out frogspawn from ponds because it spreads diseases which are fatal to frogs. The practise of "spawn-swapping" goes back decades and is especially popular with ...

RSPCA experts have appealed to children, parents and teachers to resist the temptation to take frog and toad spawn home to watch it grow into adult amphibians. The charity wants people to instead ...

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The first early sighting of frogspawn for a national survey was recorded in a garden pond in the Isles of Scilly, a wildlife trust has said. The Freshwater Habitats Trust said the early record on 21 ...

RSPCA experts have appealed to children, parents and teachers to resist the temptation to take frog and toad spawn home to watch it grow into adult amphibians. The charity wants people to instead ...

The charity wants people to instead enjoy one of nature’s most fascinating miracles in the ponds, puddles and ditches where it unfolds from early spring until April. Previous generations of youngsters ...