Toads get celebrity attention! / myLot

United Kingdom

March 20, 2019 7:32am CST

Toad patrols are still in action, helping toads across the roads to their breeding ponds and, at this stage in the season, helping some of them back to the woods as well. Last night one of our nearby patrols, in Henley-on-Thames, had a visit from Russel Brand who happened to be passing by. He posted a photo to his Twitter feed @rustyrockets. Maybe this will get a few more people out to help?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325654)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Mar 19

I guess there is always room for more volunteers.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29125)

• United Kingdom

20 Mar 19

We could certainly use a few more. No-one really wants to have to go out every night for 2 months! If we could manage a team of 4 or 5 each night, and every person only signed up for one night a week, we'd need 35 volunteers I think, which is more than twice as many as we have at the moment.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325654)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Mar 19

@Fleura I suppose people know about it? Sometimes these things go on under people's noses but they have no idea it's happening.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29125)

• United Kingdom

21 Mar 19

@JudyEv You're right, they don't notice! It's in the local paper every year, on local radio, it's been in the village newsletter and the village FB group too I think, but still many people don't know what's going on. Really we could do with a dedicated publicity volunteer!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17853)

• London, England

21 Mar 19

Nice that he did a little bit to help. I used to have a toad in my garden, but I think the poor thing has fallen victim to cats

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Fleur

@Fleura (29125)

• United Kingdom

21 Mar 19

I'm not his biggest fan but perhaps he will go up in my estimation if he creates some positive publicity!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (17853)

• London, England

22 Mar 19

@Fleura I'm with you, only watched a part of some show he was in and not bothered him since

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130066)

• India

21 Mar 19

I do not mind them but would not want them around as they attract snakes.

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Fleur

@Fleura (29125)

• United Kingdom

21 Mar 19

Luckily we don't really have that problem.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457973)

• Switzerland

20 Mar 19

They are doing the same here and I noticed a couple around our pond, I know we are going to have soon a nice concert during the night.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

20 Mar 19

If it helps bring more publicity for the toads that will be great. How long will they need help for? Oops just read your comment to Judy and I see it's two months.

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