Wildlife reserve gets a new resident

A few weeks ago, the neighbour's cat decided to drop me off a present - a chewed up frog! Freddie, as I called him, was still alive although he had a pretty nasty cut on his leg.

I kept him for a week in a warm cupboard with a plant pot to live in, some greens to nibble on, and a small bowl of water to rehydrate himself.

After a few days he was moving around quite well again, so I decided I would find him somewhere safe to live - and where better than the Fant Wildlife Reserve!

It's hard to believe that this beautiful site used to be a series of allotments - the Nature Reserve team have done an immense job making the place a wonderful habitat for all manner of wildlife. I found Freddie a nice little underbrush by a stream and dropped him off there - where he hopped away to make a new home.

Councillors can help the reserve in three ways - by contributing part of their devolved budgets, by opposing risky developments (such as the 'riverside marina') and by putting on their wellies and helping the team out one Saturday.