Pingos and Pool Frogs

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Open Country

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450 episodes

1 month ago

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

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Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

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Pingos and Pool Frogs

Open Country

23 minutes

2 months ago

Pingos and Pool Frogs

Martha Kearney discovers the Ice Age ponds in Norfolk, called pingos, which are being brought back to life, and provide a home for the Northern Pool Frog. It's the UK's rarest amphibian and had become extinct in this country, but it's now breeding there again and Martha is keen to see one. With 400 pingos, Thompson Common is the most important site for pond wildlife in the country and also holds a precious store of seeds.

Norfolk Wildlife Trust: https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/ThompsonCommon

Find out more about The Pingo Trail Walk: https://www.explorenorfolkuk.co.uk/pingo-trail.html

Work supported by Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme.

Producer: Beth O'Dea