Road safety bid to prevent frogs croaking

Every child in Scotland should know the basics of road safety thanks to the Green Cross Code.

But Glasgow City Council is putting emphasis on the ‘green’ - with a new road safety scheme for frogs.

The project will help steer young frogs away from a busy road in the west of the city, where they risk being squashed by cars. A ramp will run from the bottom of the pond where they spawn to a safe grassy area - giving the young frogs easy access to dry land. And by extending it for more than a dozen yards once it reaches the grass, it is hoped it will steer the frogs in the opposite direction from the road.

Signs will also inform the public that the young frogs are nearby, and urge people to bear their safety in mind.

Council conservation bosses hope to have the frog ramp in place within a month. The scheme has been specially timed to coincide with the frog-spawning season, which runs from late March until July.

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