The Boundary Road Toad Patrol, based in Rowledge near Farnham, was set up in 2012 to ferry toads, frogs and newts across the carriageway to their breeding ponds. Since then, dozens of people have ...

Emily Coady-Stemp/BBC Vanessa Rowlands says she feels "really happy" after a toad patrol shift Vanessa Rowlands has lived in the Cuckmere valley for 20 years and also goes out on toad patrol.

For six weeks in February and March, members of the Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group are out on manoeuvres, armed with torches and buckets to escort their charges across a country lane in this ...

Volunteers are also asked to record the number of days in which a patrol is active each season and how many people take part. This helps scientists understand whether any changes in recorded toad ...