WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust is looking for volunteers living near Alderbury to join the toad patrol.
Every year, the common toad makes a hazardous - journey from hibernation sites to breeding ponds and they do this at a painstakingly slow crawl under darkness following centuries-old routes.
Many of these ancient routes now cross busy roads so their mission is especially perilous.
Every year, villagers in Alderbury have turned out to save thousands of toads from an untimely death by picking them up and carrying them to safety. However, the patrol is in need of help.
The group would welcome help from anyone with time to spare between 6pm and 10pm some evenings between February and April.
Volunteers will be provided with high visibility jackets, torches, gloves and buckets.
To find out more, contact Nicky Warden at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust on 01722 792015, or e-mail nicolaw@wiltshirewildlife.org.
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