Woodland Trust

Nature's CalendarNature Detectives

Is spring late where you live? Take a walk in the woods and see what you can find to record

frogspawn

Rana temporaria

A mass of thick, transluscent jelly with dark specks throughout
 
The specks are eggs – often 5000 are laid at once
 

Where found

Ponds, ditches and slow moving streams
 

When to look forrecord 

  • Usually appears in February / March although look out for early spawn
     
  • Tadpoles begin to emerge after about one month