Some amphibians, such as common toads, hardly visit ponds except to lay eggs, whereas smooth newts spend much of early summer in ... fertilisers or soil running off fields. Throughout the UK, pond ...

Its other common ... newts spend a significant portion of their lives in hibernation, usually from around October to March of each year. On a rainy night in March, they awaken and trek back to the ...

Cat Marfell, the volunteer administrator at Gloucestershire Toads on Roads, said there are now more than 35 patrols taking ...

Common frogs are well adapted to pond habitats. They can spend equal amounts of time in and out of the water, and often visit garden ponds across the UK in search of slugs and snails. In winter ...

A temporary pond might fill and empty over time. In the UK, some glacial ponds ... from its breeding pond. The common toad might travel further, roaming up to five kilometres. Other amphibians, such ...

Wildlife pond recently improved and now home to a large colony of newts; climbs on the BMC owned section of the ... so it was probably just assessing the location. Slow-worms and common lizards could ...