As at 25/03 most of the patrols have finished patrolling, please see the summary below. If you look at the historic records, please bear in mind that some patrols that have large numbers (eg Cranwich and Cockley Cley) are no longer sending numbers to Toadwatch - other smaller patrols have started elsewhere, so the overall number of patrols looks similar.
Many patrols were able to recruit new patrollers as a result of publicity efforts by all patrols throughout the previous year. Anglia News visited Carleton Forehoe and the clip was widely seen,
The main feature of this year was the mild and wet weather in early Feb that many toads took advantage of but lots waited till March, resulting in a long season that put strain on the patrollers! Frog numbers were low at many of the patrols - the frogs did not join in the rush in early Feb.
Patrol | Last toad seen | Trend is up | Trend is down | Notes |
Ashwellthorpe | Toads pretty much dissapeared some years ago when the area around the pond was developed | |||
Carleton Forehoe | 20/02 | yes | Patrol only started part way through the 2023 migration, more than twice as many toads seen in 2024 | |
Costessey | 18/03 | slight | Slightly up on 2023. Open trenches for gas mains works made conditions very difficult for toads and humans. Traffic continues to increase. | |
Edgefield | 16/03 | About average | ||
Elsing | 20/03 | Above average at Bartles Pond, below at Mill St. One sign stolen | ||
Great Melton | sharp | Numbers crashed in 2021 and have continued to decline - no obvious reason | ||
Hempsted | 19/03 | sharp | Numbers have been in sharp decline since 2021 and mirror the decline at nearby Selbrigg, no apparent cause | |
Little Barningham | 20/03 | slight | Below recent average | |
Little Melton | Toads have largely relocated to a better nearby lake that is well away from the road | |||
Massingham | 26/3 | Hall Farm | Great | Great Massingham numbers are well down from 2014, Little Massingham numbers are increasing but this may partly be because some very vigilant patrollers have joined in recent years so more toads are being observed! |
Salthouse | 20/03 | yes | Well above previous 2 years but this is a new patrol so increased numbers may be the result of additional patrollers seeing more toads | |
Selbrigg | 21/03 | sharp | Slightly down on 2023, a long way down from historic highs - no reason for decline is apparent | |
Stibbard | 13/03 | ? | ? | Very poor year but big fluctuations in past |
Thwaite | 18/03 | since 2010 | Huge numbers of newts seen again | |
West Runton | ? | Not sure if stopped? | ||
Wicklewood | 21/03 | since 2019 | ||
Wymondham - Centre Paws | 20/03 | yes | Patrol only started part way through the 2023 migration, nearly twice as many toads seen in 2024 | |
Wymondham - Wramplingham Rd | 21/03 | yes | 2024 was up on 2023 but below all other previous years |