02/03/22 After being disturbed by the photographer’s arrival and diving for cover under pond weed, one-by-one, hundreds of common frogs re-surface to

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02/03/22 After being disturbed by the photographer’s arrival and diving for cover under pond weed, one-by-one, hundreds of common frogs re-surface to carry on spawning in a pond at a secret location near Wirksworth in the Derbyshire Dales. Common frogs are amphibians, breeding in ponds during the spring and spending much of the rest of the year feeding in woodland, gardens, hedgerows and tussocky grassland. They are familiar inhabitants of garden ponds, where they lay their eggs in big 'rafts' of spawn. They feed on a variety of invertebrates and even smaller amphibians. All Rights Reserved: F Stop Press Ltd. +44 (0)7765 242650

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