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By registering a toad crossing with us you can then apply for
road warning signs to be installed. Also, as part of a network
of Toad Patrollers we can help you recruit volunteers, provide
health and safety information and keep you informed about what
other Patrols are up to. We also put the data you collect to
good use. Follow the link at the bottom of the page to submit
the details electronically or get in touch and we can post you a
paper form.
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Registration is the only way to get official road signs
installed by your local authority; you're not supposed to
display home-made signs without permission. The road signs are
important for warning traffic and therefore giving the toads a
better chance of reaching the other side, especially if there
are no Patrollers around to help them. Once the site is
registered on the Department for Transport database we will send
you a letter which can be used as evidence of the registration
for the local authority's highways department. Hopefully the
local authority will be able to supply and install the signs,
though sometimes there are issues with funding. The signs can
only be displayed between January and April so Patrols should
make sure they keep in touch with the relevant people to ensure
the signs are only on show during this period; if the 'flap'
style signs are used then someone in the Patrol may be asked to
open and close them each year. Signs on display all year round
have much less affect as for most of the year they are
meaningless and people don't take notice when they are relevant.
To register the site we will need to know the road name and,
preferably, a grid reference (otherwise a postcode), plus a
brief description of the site itself including the length of
road the toads are using. It's important you let us know how
many toads, and/or other amphibians, you saw so we can determine
the size of the population; unfortunately small populations may
not warrant registration. Finally we need your contact details -
that way we can post you the confirmation letter and keep in
touch with updates and newsletters; your details will not be
displayed on the website and will only be passed on to potential
volunteers with your permission.
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