Report a frog

 Please fill in as much information as you can, compulsory fields are marked with *.

About You
*Your Name   *Your email
Your telephone number   Your age
Your school (if applicable)
Your address

About what you saw

*When did you see it? Day        Month     Year 
*What did you see? frogspawn          tadpoles             froglets (baby frogs)       
a frog or frogs   a newt or newts 
Notes about what you saw:-
*What kind of waterbody was it? If 'other' please describe here:-
If you have selected  "garden pond" or "school pond":-  
 how old is it?   Is your pond primarily a fish pond, or a wildlife pond?    

*Where was it? Please enter a grid reference for where you made your observation. You can also tell us the address. You can find the grid reference for your observation by visiting http://www.biology.ie/convert.php and clicking on the map! (This will open in a pop-up window). You can then copy the grid reference by selecting it and using Edit.Copy or Ctrl+c and then Edit.Paste or Ctrl+v to paste it into the box. *Grid ref

Address

Other information

How long was the waterbody?
   metres   How wide was the waterbody?   metres
How much of it was shaded on the south side (%)?  %   How much of the surface was covered by aquatic vegetation (%)?   %
How deep was it? (m/cms or Not Known)   Was there any sign of the water body being managed?
Does it dry up at any time during the year?   Did you see any fish?   
If you saw fish, how many?   and what kind of fish?
What was the water like?   Were there any ducks, geese or other water fowl?
Was the site disturbed?    (NOTE: NA  in any of these boxes = Not Applicable or Not Known)

What habitats were nearby?

Did you see any of these habitats within 100m of the water body?

(Select ALL that apply)

bog 
fen/flushes
heath/bracken
other
improved grassland
semi-natural grassland
marsh
broad-leaved woodland
conifer woodland
domestic or school garden
coastal habitat
cultivated/arable land
built land
If 'Other' please provide further detail

Were there any hiding places for frogs nearby?

(Select ALL that apply)
dead wood
piles of stones
other
long grass
scrub cover
hedgerow
stone walls
If 'Other' please provide further detail
   

Did you see any threats to the frogs, water body or nearby habitat?

(Select ALL that apply)
cultivation 
forestry
pollution
drying out/silting up
intensive grazing
mechanical peat removal
invasive/non-native species
ecological succession (becoming overgrown with reeds trees etc.)
abandonment
development/building
infilling
predation
removal of hedges or scrub
recreational activities
canalisation
other
If 'other' please provide further details

Thank you for taking part. Please check the form and click on "Submit your record".
                     
              
Environment, Heritage and Local Government   Useful Links:

Giorria Environmental Services:  http://www.giorria.com/

Quercus, Queens University Belfast: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/Quercus/Projects/2010/4NationalfrogsurveyofIreland/

NPWS: http://www.npws.ie/en/

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Home page: www.arc-trust.org




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