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Smooth newt Common toad Great-crested newt Marsh Frog

Natterjack toad Palmate newt Common frog

Keep an eye out for frogspawn and toadspawn in ponds and lakes.

Frogspawn is in big clumps and sits near the surface.Toadspawn is in long chains that weave in and out of underwater plants.