Country diary: a tad curious about this creature's metamorphosis

Allendale, Northumberland: The jellied blobs that I brought home soon transformed before my eyes My daily walk in late March gave me the chance to observe many small changes in nature. During that tracing and retracing of the same ground, I'd cross a ditch where lumpy clusters of frogspawn lay wedged between stepping stones. With no rain, it became tide-bound, so I gathered the gloopy mass into a bucket and brought it home to my galvanised farm water trough. Related: Country diary: the fellowship of frogs Continue reading...