Hi everyone,
I've been lucky enough to have had a few days away, so sorry for things being quiet on the blog front.
If there were any doubts that spring had arrived, they've surely gone now. Adam, who works in Saltholme's visitor centre, took this photo of some toad spawn in one of the ditches along the dragonfly path (the one that goes down to Saltholme Pools hide).
Look closely - toad spawn is different from the frogspawn that we had a few weeks ago. Toads lay their eggs in one long string of jelly, rather than a big mass like frogs.
Do let us know of anything you see at Saltholme on the forum.
Bye for now,
Ben.