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Marsh frog
Europe's largest frog is not naturally found in the UK, but was introduced to Kent and has spread throughout the southeast.
Common frog
Our most well-known amphibian, the common frog is a regular visitor to garden ponds across the country, where they feast on slugs and snails. In winter, they hibernate in pond mud or under log…
Frog off!
February 2019 was the hottest since records began, and, with the warm weather came the first signs of spring - flowers, bird song and frogs and tadpoles in the region’s ponds.
Frog orchid
This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily across the UK, but has been declining for decades.
Exciting osprey news from Kielder
Following a slow start to the Kielder Water & Forest Park osprey season, hampered by the Beast from the East, the breeding season is well underway with three eggs in each of the four nests.…
Great news - it’s looking rosy for the reds
Conservation group Red Squirrels Northern England (RSNE) which works to protect red squirrels in the region and further afield, has published the results from its ninth annual squirrel monitoring…
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Keep up to date with the latest stories, research, projects and challenges as we work to tackle the climate and nature crisis.
Restrictions are easing and the frogs are heading back to Gosforth
It takes more than a worldwide pandemic to stop the frogs returning to a Newcastle nature reserve.
Spring is here - the frogs are back in town
Spring may not officially begin until 21 March, but at Northumberland Wildlife Trust, spring begins when the frogs return to the pond at its St Nicholas Park reserve in Gosforth, and, as they have…
Hey people, leave those frogs alone
Frogs have returned to the pond on a Gosforth nature reserve, which can only mean one thing - spring is just around the corner.
Leave frogs alone, urges wildlife charity
The official first day of spring may not be until Monday 20 March, but for staff at wildlife charity Northumberland Wildlife Trust, it starts when the hundreds of frogs return to the pond at its…