Toad patrollers hop to it in busy season

Congleton Chronicle Series

Toad patrollers hop to it in busy season

A “baby boom” has led to the busiest season yet for toad patrol volunteers who make sure the males can safely reach their breeding grounds. Already this year, Smallwood Toad Patrol has helped more than 520 amphibians safely across roads in Smallwood and Church Lawton. The patrol is now in its sixth season, started earlier this year due to a milder January. During late winter and early spring, for an hour or two just after dusk, volunteers in hig…