FROG FEST – FEB/MARCH 2026

In my wildlife pond in March 2025, I recorded at least 60 individual frogs (most of them ‘paired up’) in an ‘orgy’ of activity the likes of which I’d never observed previously. The noise from the male frogs was quite loud at times, even in the daytime, which was also something I’d never experienced before. There  was a huge volume of frog spawn, but literally all of it disappeared virtually overnight on the 28^th March, and I’ve never been able to establish a viable explanation. Unusually, several frogs remained resident in the pond throughout the summer months, with the last three still in situ when it was completely rebuilt and relined early in November 2025.

Whilst 2026 hasn’t quite reached those heights, the first frogs appeared at least a month earlier than the previous year, culminating in a total of around 21 individuals, and a mass of spawn, even exceeding the exceptional volume of 2025, although hopefully this time, the spawn will hatch into froglets.

A MASS OF FROG SPAWN

FROGS 'HIDING' AMONGST THE NEW STONES

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AMONGST THE SPAWN