Abington Naturewatch: Frogspawn spotted!

Thursday, 23 February 2023

Frogspawn spotted!

20th February 2023 - Gill S has spotted the first Frogspawn in her pond, interestingly on exactly the same date as last year.

If you have a pond, maybe take a moment to see if you have any amphibians or frogspawn there, and if you do, please drop Gaynor an email gaynorfarrant198@btinternet.com !

Update! And more Frogspawn appeared on 12th March. Also, in this photo, the 'black dots' in the previous 'deposit' can be seen to have short tails as the tadpoles develop.

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The Aims of Abington Naturewatch

At their meeting on 9 April 2005 the members approved this revised version of the aims of Abington Naturewatch:

To monitor and record the wildlife (fauna & flora) within the borders of the Abingtons;
To encourage protection of our wildlife, maintain its quality and foster its diversity;
To promote awareness of the richness, potential and problems of the natural environment of the Abingtons;
To cooperate in improving access to the local natural environment for the benefit of all Abington villagers.

Pat Daunt, Founder

The organisation is informal and communication is by email if possible; members are notified of events from time to time. Contact details are maintained by a small "project team". There is currently no membership fee as costs are covered by voluntary contributions at events.

Members are encouraged to report notable sightings of flora and fauna within the Abingtons to the appropriate sector coordinator and an illustrated record is published annually.

A map of the area covered, with some features noted, is available here: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=213774935674882866424.00000111dca2be9f06ab8&z=13>

For more information or to join, please contact David Farrant on (01223) 892871.

Contributions to our records should be sent to sector contacts or either of the above. Photographs may also be submitted to Andy Merryweather (amerryweather61@gmail.com)