Fears 1,000 toads may have died after Welsh water company drains reservoir

Conservationists in Denbighshire left “angry and heartbroken” after the Nant-y-Ffrith site was emptied during breeding season

More than 1,000 toads may have died after a reservoir important to the local ecosystem was drained by a water company, conservationists in north Wales have said.

Volunteers at Wrexham Toad Patrols help toads returning to the Nant-y-Ffrith reservoir on the Llandegla moors in breeding season, this year assisting 1,500 of the amphibians cross busy roads to help protect the declining species.