...to get to the other side! And they all travelled safely by bucket, thanks to help of some lovely volunteers.

Two of us from Good Gym joined a few other families and wildlife enthusiasts out to look for the baby toads near the lake. They are so small they were hard to spot, and the youngest volunteers - closer to the ground with the sharpest eyes! - had most success in finding them. We did our best and learnt a lot from the children and parents who had done it many times before. The forecast rain, which apparently brings them out in their hundreds, never came, so there were perhaps fewer toadlets then they anticipated. But all those captured - at least 20! - and one baby newt were released safely into the grasses the other side of Ray Mill Road East. Mission Accomplished!

*Edited by Amy to add that Jen Francis also came across the toads on her run earlier in the week and helped with the rescue. Well done Jen, Nicola and Kate! Want to see the toads for yourself? Sign up to join the rescue effort here!