First spawn

I redug our garden wildlife pond in May 2019 having filled the original pond when we had tiny children back in the late 1990s. There were dozens of frogs back then (100+) and we always saw one or two somewhere in the garden for years thereafter. They returned in force for pond 2.0. Some summer nights in recent years, there’d be almost 40. The pond is half the size of the original ornamental pond the previous owners of our house created, but seems to be thriving.

Anyway, I’ve kept track of first spawn dates over the years. Hashtag #SpawnHub

There was nothing in 2019, obviously as it was past the season, we didn’t get any spawn in covid year 2020 either. That was a real shame as I did a popular spoof nature documentary called PondWatch on social media that year and it would’ve been a highlight, I’m sure. Anyway, here are the dates of first spawn sightings since.

5th March 2021

21st February 2022

11th March 2023

22nd February 2024

6th March 2025

28th February 2026