Huuuge night for our local toad patrol in perfect conditions - steady drizzle since mid-afternoon, v mild at 10C at 6.30pm when the phibs start moving.

Looks like 1000+ toads were helped over the road in c2 hours (we were just there for the first hour). Plus a few frogs & palmate newts.👌💚

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Just heard from the toad patrol organiser: last evening the volunteers helped

822 common toads
19 common frogs
266 palmate newts
32 smooth newts

Great fun too - a good family activity

#nature #wildlife #environment #Somerset #Quantocks