Edible Frogs in the Lee Valley (1 Viewer)

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PaulClack

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• Jul 9, 2014

• #1

Afternoon all,

I'm likely to be driving to Suffolk in the third week of August, and wondered if the Waterworks reserve would be worth a visit to look for edible frog. Anyone happen to know how easy these are to see in late summer?

Thanks

Paul

 

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PaulClack

Well-known member

• Aug 5, 2014

• #2

Hi

Just bumping this again, more to ask where exactly on site people see the frogs in the spring (a well head or tank is mentioned?) as I've not been to the site and could take it in en-route to Suffolk?

Cheers

Paul

 

JCL

Well-known member

• Aug 6, 2014

• #3

paul
you need to go to the hides which are either side of a 'spit' overlooking different waterbodies. at the tip of the 'spit' there is what looks like a deep well, with the water surface being covered by algae. this is a good place for the frogs - but you're looking vertically down at them.
james

 

MarkHows

Mostly Mammals

• Aug 6, 2014

• #4

JCL said:

paul
you need to go to the hides which are either side of a 'spit' overlooking different waterbodies. at the tip of the 'spit' there is what looks like a deep well, with the water surface being covered by algae. this is a good place for the frogs - but you're looking vertically down at them.
james

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And through a grill, although the mesh is very large (designed to stop children falling in) so you can photograph them by getting the angles right

Mark

 

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PaulClack

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• Aug 8, 2014

• #5

Brilliant,

Thanks both - will let you know how I get on.

Paul

 

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PaulClack

Well-known member

• Sep 2, 2014

• #6

All

Thanks to the excellent info above, I managed to see the edible frogs exactly as described. Four (incl one juv) in the well head plus a rather emaciated looking common frog in there too. Had a look in other ditches / filter bed margins without success elsewhere on site, so the well head is indeed the spot.

I assume someone at some point has measured legs on these animals to confirm them as (mostly) edibles?

Cheers

Paul