- Type
- award, contract
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Ref. number
- 055296-2026
In 2025, putative marsh frogs have been sighted in water bodies near Ickburgh, Norfolk. This
species poses a significant threat to the Critically Endangered native northern pool frog through
disease transmission, compe…
tition, and hybridisation. Ickburgh is some 12km from the known
native pool frog population at Thompson Common.
The northern pool frog became extinct in the UK by the 1990s but has been successfully
reintroduced through a collaborative project led by Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and
Natura
l England. Reintroductions began in Norfolk in 2005, with a second release at Thompson
Common from 2015-2021. Protecting these populations is critical to securing the future of this
rare amphibian.
A national contingency plan is in place