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Froglife Annual Review 2025

Froglife's Annual Review for October 2024 to September 2025 covers its work conserving amphibians and reptiles and the habitats they depend on. In the year the charity created and restored 256 freshwater and terrestrial habitats covering 89 hectares, was helped by 694 volunteers who gave 3,636 hours, and reached 52,228 people through 948 sessions. Toad patrols rescued 147,409 toads from road mortality.

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About

Froglife is a national wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles (frogs, toads, newts, snakes and lizards) and the habitats they rely on. Its work is organised under Transforming Landscapes (habitat creation and restoration), Transforming Lives (education and wellbeing projects that connect people with nature) and Transforming Research. The 2025 Annual Review and accounts cover the year to 30 September 2025 and report 256 habitats created or restored across 89 hectares, 694 volunteers contributing 3,636 hours, 948 sessions reaching 52,228 people, 147,409 toads helped across roads by Toads on Roads patrols, and 28 planning consultations reviewed. Froglife is registered charity 1093372 (England and Wales) and SC014854 (Scotland).

Key Metrics

256 freshwater and terrestrial habitats created and restored, covering 89 hectares
694 volunteers helped, contributing 3,636 hours
147,409 toads rescued from road mortality by Toads on Roads patrols

Key Outcomes

  • 256 habitats created and restored across 89 hectares in 2024/25
  • 948 sessions reached 52,228 people through education and wellbeing work
  • 694 volunteers contributed 3,636 hours of their time

Geography

UK-Wide

Impact Snapshot
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5,999 active volunteers contributed 776,242 hours in 2025/26
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137 winter maintenance projects across 45 canals; 109 lock gates replaced
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101,640 children participated in Explorers/STEM outdoor learning, including 67,896 water-safety participants
Over 80% of the network kept fully open despite drought.
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The Eco-Schools programme reached over 1.4 million pupils, with 2,162 schools awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag in 2024/25
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326,000 volunteers pledged to the Great British Spring Clean, picking up 425,626 bags of rubbish, supported by 288 local authorities and parish councils
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2,227 Green Flag Awards given to parks and green spaces in the UK; 151 beaches given a Blue Flag and/or Seaside Award
98.3% of educators felt the Eco-Schools programme significantly supports young people's development of 'green skills'
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First known breeding success of spoonbills in the Norfolk Broads in around 400 years, recorded at Hickling Broads and Marshes
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Over 60 nature reserves managed across Norfolk, with land owned or managed for wildlife exceeding 5,000 hectares
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1,500 volunteers helped protect wildlife across the county during the year
New urban nature reserve co-designed with the local community, expanding accessible green space in Norfolk
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61,819 native oysters deployed across UK restoration projects in 2024/25
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15,064 people participated in the Beachwatch beach clean programme, submitting 1,256 litter surveys — the highest in the programme's 31-year history
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17,613 young people engaged through in-person or online youth programme sessions
£11.5 billion Ofwat investment package secured for storm overflow cuts in England and Wales following sustained MCS advocacy