Charlcombe Lane near Bath, Somerset, will be shut until March 25 as volunteers go out on patrol each night at dusk to help common toads, common frogs and newts on their journey. Collectively they ...

Two species of frog and two toads are native to the UK. So-called common frogs (Rana temporaria) and common toads (Bufo bufo) are widespread and often spotted in gardens. But sightings of these ...

These are the toad patrols, and they help an amphibian with love on its mind. Early spring is the start of the breeding season for common toads (Bufo bufo to scientists). A warm, wet evening is ...

Watch this clip from the BBC Wales Nature blog to find out if you can tell the difference between a toad and a frog. Generally, common toads (Bufo bufo) are widespread in mainland Britain.

I always called him Mr Toad. He was much better pest control than a whole shed full of chemicals. George Orwell shared my love of the common toad (Bufo bufo). In the year I was born — 1946 — Orwell ...

There are seven types of amphibian found here in the UK. Amongst these is the common toad. It's slightly bigger than a frog but has shorter legs and prefers to crawl instead of hop. In the summer ...

The volunteers in Gloucestershire help common toads, like this one, cross roads to their ancestral breeding ponds A volunteer who helps amphibians cross roads so they can mate says Gloucestershire ...

Jersey Biodiversity Centre (JBC) wants people to record wildlife they see in their ponds, in particular palmate newts, agile frogs and western common toads. Emily Wagdin, from the centre ...