Common toads can mainly be spotted from February to October, and best seen at night. They considered a priority species and come under the Kingston Amphibian Action Plan.

They mostly live in gardens and woodlands but they will migrate to ponds to spawn in spring. 

They tend to be larger and have shorter legs than the common frog and will walk and hop rather than jump! They also have horizontal pupils on golden eyes, and have a raised ridge behind their eyes. They eat slugs and so are great for your garden!

Females are larger than males and the males will often piggy back on the females when travelling to ponds to spawn. The will stay in this position while the female lays the spawn, which looks like long strings of black beads and is usually wrapped around vegetation underwater.

Urban development has disrupted some of the migration routes for the common toad. If you would like to help this species, you can join the volunteer groups (toad patrols) that monitor toads in their key crossing locations and help them across roads. 

To find your nearest toad patrol, visit here.

Thanks to Ocean Basket for hosting this sticker! Ocean Basket is a great place to enjoy a whole range of seafood dishes. Ocean Basket Kingston upon Thames – Seafood Restaurant UK

To find the next sticker, go to Minima Yacht Club by going down the alleyway next to Ocean Basket towards the river and then turning right, then walk along by the river until you reach the clubhouse