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We ask all Toad Patrols to submit their data at the end of the
season. Collecting this information can provide an insight into
how toads are faring in the UK.
The toad population at each site varies dramatically - from 100
to 10,000! The ten largest populations we're aware of (this
year) are:
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Ranking |
Toad
crossing |
Number of toads
helped in 2011 |
(Number of toads
helped in 2010) |
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1 |
Henley-Marlow, Buckinghamshire |
7,785 |
(10,501) |
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2 |
Lower Bodham, Norfolk |
6,838 |
(Not recorded) |
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3 |
Bobbits Lane, Suffolk |
6,835 |
(6,889) |
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4 |
Bromeswell, Suffolk |
2,646 |
(500) |
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5 |
West Stow, Suffolk |
2,323 |
(9,053) |
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6 |
Cockley Cley, Norfolk |
2,051 |
(Not recorded) |
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7 |
Wickham Skeith, Suffolk |
2,013 |
(Not recorded) |
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8 |
Furness Vale, Derbyshire |
1,976 |
(2,161) |
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9 |
Bowden Hall, Derbyshire |
1,958 |
(1,077) |
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10 |
Charlcombe, Avon |
1,841 |
(3,380) |
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Numbers also vary greatly between years:
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Year |
Number
of
toads helped at
toad crossings |
Number
of toads killed
at manned toad crossings |
| 2011 |
67,692 |
7,739 |
| 2010 |
75,055 |
8,396 |
| 2009 |
51,151 |
4,734 |
| 2008 |
48,793 |
6,194 |
| 2007 |
37,156 |
4,988 |
These figures show how much Toad Patrollers are helping toads
but, sadly, even at sites where there are active volunteers some
toads are still killed by traffic. Imagine what it's like at
crossings where there is no one to help or it's too dangerous
for them to do so...
It's estimated that 20 tonnes of toads are killed on the UK's
roads every year.
Making comparisons between years is tricky as numbers can be
influenced by a number of things, such as weather conditions and
number of Patrollers available. We're currently working on
analysing this data. The table below looks at the average number
of toads helped per site over the last five years. Although the
numbers do go up and down, they hopefully show what there is not
too much of a problem with declines.
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Year |
Number
of
toads helped at
toad crossings |
Number of toad crossing sites returning data |
Average number of toads helped per site |
| 2011 |
67,692 |
99 |
684 |
| 2010 |
75,055 |
98 |
766 |
| 2009 |
51,151 |
83 |
616 |
| 2008 |
48,793 |
95 |
514 |
| 2007 |
37,156 |
71 |
523 |
Find your
nearest
toad crossing.
What does
Toad Patrolling involve?
Get involved in the
Tuppence a Toad
appeal.
Patroller resources.
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