RSPB Spotlight: Frogs and Toads is packed with eye-catching,
informative color photos and features succinct, detailed text
written by Jules Howard, an acknowledged expert on these amphibians.
They were bestowed with magical properties in folklore, sought-after
ingredients of witches' broth, and they are comic characters that have
invaded popular culture, from Kermit the Frog to Toad of Toad Hall.
Frogs and toads are undoubtedly charismatic members of Britain's
wildlife, but what do you really know about them? Scratch beneath the
surface, and you will discover some of nature's weirdest creatures,
amphibians whose ecology we are only now coming to understand.
Spotlight Frogs and Toads is a compelling account of Britain's four
native amphibian species: the Common Frog, the Pool Frog, the widespread
Common Toad and the rare and secretive Natterjack Toad.
Frogs and toads are on a downward spiral in the UK, and new research
suggests that in the next ten years, three out of the four UK species
are likely to be listed as threatened. They need help, and in addition
to revealing a host of secrets, including how they migrate, what they
eat, and how they got to the UK in the first place, Jules Howard
outlines a fresh approach to conservation and inspires a generation of
people to look down, rather than up, in spring.
