Frogspawn spotted in the Everything Dinosaur office pond. After numerous cold nights, the frogs (Rana temporaria) have begun to spawn.  The first three batches of frogspawn were spotted this morning (7th March).  Last year, (2024) the first observation of frogspawn in the office pond occurred on the 18th of February.  This was the earliest date that it had been recorded since we began gathering this information.  We have noticed a marked trend in frogs spawning earlier.  However, the cold nights with freezing temperatures delayed spawning this year.

Frogspawn in the office pond spotted on the morning of the 7th of March. The cold weather had delayed spawning this year. Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur.

Picture credit: Everything Dinosaur

For the article on the earliest frogspawn recorded: Frogspawn Discovered in the Office Pond.

Frogspawn Spotted

At least ten frogs have been counted.  If you look carefully at the picture above, you might be able to see a frog in the lower half of the picture.  We took great care not to disturb the animals as we photographed the frogspawn.

Mike from Everything Dinosaur commented:

“We had been worried.  Some work undertaken in the area last summer could have disturbed the frogs.  However, it is pleasing to see frogspawn once again in the office pond.  Ponds like this one are a haven for wildlife and we do what we can to help nature.”

He explained that as part of the work undertaken last year Everything Dinosaur has arranged to plant some insect-friendly plants close to the pond.

Mike stated:

“We wanted to do more to attract honeybees and other important insects.  Some of these plants have begun flowering and their nectar has already attracted numerous honey and bumble bees.”

By this time last year, more than a dozen batches of frogspawn had been recorded.  The frogs have some catching up to do.

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