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YORKSHIRE EVENING POST (Leeds, UK) 26 February 08 Frog, toad and newt survey (Howard Williamson)
If you have something green and slimy at the bottom of your garden, ring the council.
Garden and pond owners were today urged to take part in this year's Leeds Great Garden Pond Survey to help combat the decline in toads and frogs.
Amphibians (frogs, toads and newts) are increasingly scarce in the wider countryside, with even the common toad now listed as in decline nationally.
Leeds City Council Countryside Rangers and the National Amphibian and Reptile Recording Scheme (NARRS) are appealing to the public to unite and take action.
Coun John Procter, Executive Board Member for Leisure, said: "Gardens are an amazing resource for local wildlife and are increasingly recognised as a valuable urban habitat for local frogs, toads and newts. Taking part in the survey will help us understand more about their distribution and numbers and what makes a garden attractive to them so that we can enhance our conservation efforts. We are keen to increase the number of garden ponds surveyed."
For many amphibians, gardens and garden ponds are a welcome refuge and spawning ground.
Having frogs, toads and newts in your garden is a great indicator that your garden is a healthy, thriving habitat.
If you take part in this year's survey, your garden pond and its inhabitants will take on local and national significance, allowing conservationists to better understand where amphibians are across the country and what attracts them to different types of ponds.
To take part, simply visit your pond a few times between February and Juneto find out which amphibians inhabit your pond and how many there are.
Frogs normally appear first for breeding in February and March, followed initially by toads and then newts.
The best time to survey is in the evenings because they are more active and it is easier to see into your pond with a torch.
If you don't have a pond but know you have amphibians in other areas of your garden, you can record them too.
For a survey pack, contact Kerry Fieldhouse, Leeds City Council Species Conservation Officer, on 0113 2375326, email countrysiderangers@leeds.gov.uk or search for "frogs" on the Leeds City Council website at www.leeds.gov.uk.
To help you identify amphibians, talks and walks are scheduled at Middleton Park Centre on Wednesday, March 26, at 7-9pm, and Otley Town Hall and Gallows Hill Nature Reserve on Friday, March 28 (time to be decided – call Kerry for details).
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Frog-toad-and-newt-survey.3814006.jp
If you have something green and slimy at the bottom of your garden, ring the council.
Garden and pond owners were today urged to take part in this year's Leeds Great Garden Pond Survey to help combat the decline in toads and frogs.
Amphibians (frogs, toads and newts) are increasingly scarce in the wider countryside, with even the common toad now listed as in decline nationally.
Leeds City Council Countryside Rangers and the National Amphibian and Reptile Recording Scheme (NARRS) are appealing to the public to unite and take action.
Coun John Procter, Executive Board Member for Leisure, said: "Gardens are an amazing resource for local wildlife and are increasingly recognised as a valuable urban habitat for local frogs, toads and newts. Taking part in the survey will help us understand more about their distribution and numbers and what makes a garden attractive to them so that we can enhance our conservation efforts. We are keen to increase the number of garden ponds surveyed."
For many amphibians, gardens and garden ponds are a welcome refuge and spawning ground.
Having frogs, toads and newts in your garden is a great indicator that your garden is a healthy, thriving habitat.
If you take part in this year's survey, your garden pond and its inhabitants will take on local and national significance, allowing conservationists to better understand where amphibians are across the country and what attracts them to different types of ponds.
To take part, simply visit your pond a few times between February and Juneto find out which amphibians inhabit your pond and how many there are.
Frogs normally appear first for breeding in February and March, followed initially by toads and then newts.
The best time to survey is in the evenings because they are more active and it is easier to see into your pond with a torch.
If you don't have a pond but know you have amphibians in other areas of your garden, you can record them too.
For a survey pack, contact Kerry Fieldhouse, Leeds City Council Species Conservation Officer, on 0113 2375326, email countrysiderangers@leeds.gov.uk or search for "frogs" on the Leeds City Council website at www.leeds.gov.uk.
To help you identify amphibians, talks and walks are scheduled at Middleton Park Centre on Wednesday, March 26, at 7-9pm, and Otley Town Hall and Gallows Hill Nature Reserve on Friday, March 28 (time to be decided – call Kerry for details).
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Frog-toad-and-newt-survey.3814006.jp