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Common toads are very particular about where they breed and
often migrate back to their ancestral breeding ponds each year.
They follow the same route, regardless of what gets in their
way, which sometimes leads to them crossing roads. Where we get
this toad vs. traffic scenario, the toads inevitably come off
worse.
The Toads on Roads project registers these sites as 'migratory
crossings' and helps coordinate local Toad Patrols, who can
apply for road warning signs to be installed and actively help
the toads across the road.
Find out if the site is already registered with us:
If not, then the first thing to do is register the site with us.
Froglife holds the Department for Transport database of
amphibian migratory crossings and only sites on this are
eligible for road warning signs. These signs are displayed
between January and April and help warn traffic about the toads
- this gives the toads a better chance of reaching the other
side even if there are no Patrollers around to help them.
What
does Toad Patrolling involve?
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Resources for Toad
Patrollers.
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Advice for planners and highways
engineers.
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