My pond is full of frogspawn..i love hearing the frogs chorus in the evening and early morning..yesterday the pond was frozen over i broke the ice on the pond but worry ive lost the frog spawn
Frog spawn arrived in my pond in Cornwall last week. The first to be laid in it since I put the pond in 3 years ago.
The recent freezing conditions will probably destroy most of it but I am sure more will laid when the weather warms up again and entices the frogs to be "at it".
We will have to keep our fingers crossed..and i believe the toads spawn later so there is still that to wait for ..i bet you were over the moon to see the spawn in your pond Joyce after waiting 3 years ..i had newts for the 1st time last year, my pond has been in 3 years now, but i had a little one for 10 years before that..so ive had frogs and toads from the start..good luck with your spawn and hope that spring starts again soon..
Tenby South Walesallotment ,a new pond last August but no frog spawn yet but can here the frogs calling in the fields around and on the allotments ,pond edge is very shallow one end down to 4feet but 1 inch thick ice on top ,need some sun!!!
Still cold and snowy out there so no opportunity to check, but the word is that frogs and toads can survive pefectly adequately through cold springs - they've been around for a few million years after all. I would imagine that most of the frozen frogspawn will come through ok too, although when it warms up (when?!) the frogs may well be encouraged to have another go. Interesting Mrs S that the latest year for your frog arrival was 2010 - same here. Lot of similarities between that winter and this!
Along with my frogspawn has come a heron! I know it is nature but the way he is wolfing down the frogs is unbelievable. I have chased him a few times as I hate to see my thriving pond emptied but he has to eat too....
I am hoping I will have newts eventually as well. There have always been plenty of frogs in the garden, also toads. I did find a newt "crisp" on the patio one very hot day, so they are all finding water not far from my garden..
I envy my daughter as they have crested newts in their tiny pond, I have never managed to see one to date.
since the pond thawed on Friday the frogs have been very active and it looks like there is lots more frogspawn - even though temperatures are still low c 5 degrees
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My pond is full of frogspawn..i love hearing the frogs chorus in the evening and early morning..yesterday the pond was frozen over i broke the ice on the pond but worry ive lost the frog spawn
Frog spawn arrived in my pond in Cornwall last week. The first to be laid in it since I put the pond in 3 years ago.
The recent freezing conditions will probably destroy most of it but I am sure more will laid when the weather warms up again and entices the frogs to be "at it".
We will have to keep our fingers crossed..and i believe the toads spawn later so there is still that to wait for ..i bet you were over the moon to see the spawn in your pond Joyce after waiting 3 years ..i had newts for the 1st time last year, my pond has been in 3 years now, but i had a little one for 10 years before that..so ive had frogs and toads from the start..good luck with your spawn and hope that spring starts again soon..
Tenby South Walesallotment ,a new pond last August but no frog spawn yet but can here the frogs calling in the fields around and on the allotments ,pond edge is very shallow one end down to 4feet but 1 inch thick ice on top ,need some sun!!!
Alan
It's always exciting hearing the frog's, spring is there somewhere..hope you get the sun soon Alen and those frogs get to use the pond this year..
Still cold and snowy out there so no opportunity to check, but the word is that frogs and toads can survive pefectly adequately through cold springs - they've been around for a few million years after all. I would imagine that most of the frozen frogspawn will come through ok too, although when it warms up (when?!) the frogs may well be encouraged to have another go. Interesting Mrs S that the latest year for your frog arrival was 2010 - same here. Lot of similarities between that winter and this!
Along with my frogspawn has come a heron! I know it is nature but the way he is wolfing down the frogs is unbelievable. I have chased him a few times as I hate to see my thriving pond emptied but he has to eat too....
I am hoping I will have newts eventually as well. There have always been plenty of frogs in the garden, also toads. I did find a newt "crisp" on the patio one very hot day, so they are all finding water not far from my garden..
I envy my daughter as they have crested newts in their tiny pond, I have never managed to see one to date.
since the pond thawed on Friday the frogs have been very active and it looks like there is lots more frogspawn - even though temperatures are still low c 5 degrees