It would be a while before we had any here, which would be fairly normal, although since it's been a very mild winter, they might be a wee bit earlier.
Indeed @Lyn, they don't need ponds as such. I've posted the pic a few times that I took on a hill, when they were on top of a large boulder at around 1500 feet. The wee lochan was a stone's throw away. Must have been either a lazy frog, or one that wasn't too bright
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We're on the northern edge of the west country here in Gloucestershire, and there's been amphibs singing to each other since certainly the beginning of Feb! I've also got too be very careful of hunting newts when I go out to the garage for beer 🙂 I was watching one chasing a worm the other evening
Oh so envious of you all. We have a wildlife pond, a small water area and a small lily pond. Do we have frogs? No. Friends over the years have given us spawn and we have watched some of them develop into small frogs, never to be seen again.
We do have newts (which we love) but then not good for tadpoles/spawn and we also have grass snakes...again not good for frogs.
None yet in mine, down here in Kent, though my wildlife pond is only a year old so I don't know yet if I'll get any (I did have newts last year, none spotted so far this year). I did see a frog in the garden in autumn so I'm still hoping.
Depends if he/she can find a little pal @borgadr Newts seem to keep frogs away from what I can gather. Especially if it's not a gigantic pond. The little frog that was here on it's own for a few years must have found a mate - maybe across in the NT garden here. Hasn't been back, but there was a couple of little ones tootling around last year. A neighbour had started a a wee pond for his girls, so they must have come from his garden.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's certainly not a gigantic pond @Fairygirl, very small in fact.. I would say about 4m x 2m. Maybe you're right then. But I was more than happy to see the newts turn up.
Someone else might be able to refute or confirm my comment @borgadr, but I know lots of people on the forum have mentioned it the thing about newts and frogs.
Of course, lots of little froglets doesn't always mean they make it to full size either, so it can be a slow process. I think newts may eat the spawn/tads, but I could be completely wrong about that. They have lots of predators - birds etc.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I don't think I have seen frogspawn since I was at school 😞. I always have a look if I'm anywhere watery. I'm desperate for a pond but just don't have anywhere to put it, even the sunken washing up bowl idea. I have space for one of those but I think itd just look a bit weird plonked in the grass.
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Indeed @Lyn, they don't need ponds as such. I've posted the pic a few times that I took on a hill, when they were on top of a large boulder at around 1500 feet. The wee lochan was a stone's throw away. Must have been either a lazy frog, or one that wasn't too bright
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I've also got too be very careful of hunting newts when I go out to the garage for beer 🙂
I was watching one chasing a worm the other evening
I did see a frog in the garden in autumn so I'm still hoping.
Newts seem to keep frogs away from what I can gather. Especially if it's not a gigantic pond.
The little frog that was here on it's own for a few years must have found a mate - maybe across in the NT garden here. Hasn't been back, but there was a couple of little ones tootling around last year. A neighbour had started a a wee pond for his girls, so they must have come from his garden.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Of course, lots of little froglets doesn't always mean they make it to full size either, so it can be a slow process. I think newts may eat the spawn/tads, but I could be completely wrong about that. They have lots of predators - birds etc.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...