Gardeners urged not to move frogspawn

Fellow wildlife lovers are being advised not to swap frogspawn because it can be detrimental to the environment.

According to charity Froglife, the practice of "frogspawn-swapping", which is popular in the spring among those who want to give frogs a new home, can actually spread diseases. What's more, it can encourage the spread of invasive plants such as pennywort.

After conducting a survey of approximately 1,000 people, the charity found that a third had partaken in frogspawn-swapping, the BBC reports.

Commenting on the possible dangers, Daniel Piec, head of conservation at Froglife, said: "Sadly, moving frogspawn around often serves only to heighten the risk of moving around invasive plants and diseases that have potential to do real harm to frogs and other pond-inhabitants.

"If you want to do the best for our wildlife, our advice is to leave frogspawn where it is and let nature do the rest."

In addition, the charity noted that pond-owners should not be worried if they are inundated with frogspawn, as frogs lay thousands because they know that only the strongest ones will actually survive.

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