Mating toads closes a Richmond road

A road in Richmond is to be closed to traffic during March, to allow toads to cross it and get to their annual breeding grounds. A 400-metre length of Church Road in Ham, Richmond affected by the order passes through an area where common toads are known to cross the carriageway during their annual migration from hibernation to their breeding areas.The toads mate in the ponds they were born in throughout their lives, following the same migratory route every year. The road closure is intended to a