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Looking at when bluebells and frogspawn start to appear in the spring shows some clear trends over time.

Frogspawn sightings were the earliest on record in 2024.

This year, frogspawn has already been spotted in southern England with early indications that when all data is in, the average sightings will be on par with last.

Having introduced frogspawn from a neighbour, I am hopeful frogs will return to breed.

For less glamorous assassins such as foxes and mallard ducks, spring’s frogspawn is like caviar.