Toad in the hole Traditional Cache

This is part of a loop around Bryn Bach Park near Tredegar.  The loop aims to raise awareness of the previous Bronze Age activity in the area some 3,000 years ago, the more recent mining activity and the subsequent manner in which nature has reclaimed the land and enabled  all types of wildlife to thrive in suitable habitat.  The loop was created by the Younger Persons Group

Common toads vary from dark brown, grey and olive green to sandy-coloured. They have broad, squat bodies and warty skin. They tend to walk rather than hop. These toads are widespread and common in mainland Britain. 

Common toads excavate a shallow burrow that they return to after foraging for prey. They secrete an irritant substance from their skin and puff themselves up to deter predators. Common toads tend to live away from water, except when mating, and hibernate during the winter in deep leaf litter, log piles and in burrows. 

Common toads can live up to 40 years.