Frogs

Identified by their cheerful hops and jumps, our amphibian friends signify the first signs of spring

- Tiffany Francis

IT MAY seem like we’re caught in the throes of an everlasting winter, but February is the perfect month to start seeking out the first signs of spring. Primroses, snowdrops and sweet violets are already bursting from the earth, while hazel and alder catkins dangle like caterpillars from the tree canopy. Most excitingly, Britain’s frog population will be emerging from their cosy hibernation spots and journeying to their chosen ponds for breeding. Many individuals will return to the same body of water in which they were born, often resulting in thousands of frogs migrating together.