Frogspawn 2026

[Nicos]

Anyone spotted any so far this year?

[Andraste]

OH spotted some (partially frozen) when out for a walk last week (17 Feb)

[burnie]

We get the odd frog in the pond, but no spawn, we have Smooth Newts breeding in there though.

[Containergardener]

Same here burnie.

Saw a frog hop across in front of us tonight and when I looked at the water it was full of frog spawn. Typically it was the only time I forgot my phone

[Nicos]

We get the odd frog in the pond, but no spawn, we have Smooth Newts breeding in there though.

Wow!….nice one Burnie.

Poor frog spawn though…

[burnie]

I have found frog spawn high up in the mountains at over a 1000 feet above sea level, seemingly the tadpoles can take two years to mature, nature can be amazing at times..............................if we let it.

[Andraste]

OH took a pic of the same perma-puddle for an update the other day (08 April). Looking good aren't they

[Nicos]

Nice one Andraste!
I’ve not seen frogspawn as such but can hear the frogs by the river….they all call at once for ages and then abruptly stop. It does make me chuckle as it gives the impression there is a conductor waving a baton and telling them the exact moment to stop!

[Andraste]

I think it's fair to say that if all of those taddies turn to frogs it's going to be like a biblical plague around here

In another area not far from where we live there's a large pond across from a recreational park - either side of a minor access road. At the relevant times of year, usually not long after full dark, it's not uncommon to see quite large numbers of frogs/toads either hopping from the park to the water or back the other way. When it's the little baby ones it's a very cute sight. I'm sure I'm not the only local who acts like a Lollypop Crossing Person / get-a-move-on motivator for them if I happen across them.

[Nicos]

That reminds me of a holiday we had in Centre Parks…loads of tiny froglets crossing the cycle path. We had to get off and tiptoe slowly through them. Not easy when they are constantly crossing. I think they closed the path off for a few days after that.
Ever so sweet to watch!

[Containergardener]

Oh in my wisdom one year I rescued (in my mind) a very dried up puddle of tadpoles . It was a year of frog spawn in puddles on a walk.
Anyway I rescued some and put them in my little pond, even fed them . Omg how many tiny frogs, they were even in the kitchen . Our last dog was well bemused by them all.
Never had any since but we do have newts.

[KJessi]

Had a huge colony in my pond, all hatched now I think since these jelly eggs have vanished. Today, I did see a full grown frog floating upside down, quite dead, and wondered - do they die after spawning like an octopus? Never really thought about it before.

This is the third year with a large spawn, and i do think what people say about them eating slugs and snails is true. I did notice a quite substantial decrease in slug damage when they've been hopping about.

[Andraste]

Wow you had so much frog spawn! I've no idea about the post-coital demise - anyone know?

[Nicos]

I seem to recall that they don’t routinely die, but many do…or at least play dead afterwards when they are exhausted.
My father used to say to leave them alone incase they were pretending…( no idea if he was correct though!)

[Containergardener]

KJessi I too have had a dead frog floating before but hadn't had any spawn. No idea what happened.