Common Frog magnet – Backyard Heroes

Discover the common frog (Rana temporaria), the indispensable guardian of the European garden pond. With its golden eyes, moist skin, and surprisingly agile behavior, the common frog is one of Europe's most beloved and ecologically valuable amphibians. As a living indicator of clean water and pesticide-free gardens, the presence of frogs in your garden is the best proof that you are doing something good for nature. And every spring, when the croaking sound of the mating season echoes through the garden, you know that the cycle of life begins anew.

This premium magnet features stunning wildlife photography that captures the characteristic golden eyes and mottled skin of this beloved garden guest.

Conservation Status: Least Concern (but locally declining)

• Population: Widespread in Europe (severely declined due to loss of ponds and pesticide use)
• Habitat: Garden ponds, ditches, pools, and moist areas throughout Europe
• Major Threats: Loss of ponds, pesticide use, chytridiomycosis (fungal disease), traffic
• Ecological Role: Pest controller of slugs, mosquitoes, and flies; prey for storks, herons, and otters
• Special Feature: Can use its skin to absorb oxygen — they breathe partially through their skin

Fascinating Facts:

• Common frogs return to the same pond to mate every year — sometimes traveling for miles
• A female frog can lay up to 4,000 eggs per year in a single clump of frogspawn
• Frogs breathe partially through their skin — they can even overwinter underwater through cutaneous respiration
• They overwinter at the bottom of ponds or under leaf litter — in a state of torpor
• Young frogs (metamorphosing tadpoles) leave the pond en masse in June and July
• Frogs can live up to 10 years in the wild

How to attract frogs to your garden?

• Create a garden pond with shallow edges and native aquatic plants
• Provide moist, shaded areas with log piles and stones as shelter
• Allow long grass and dense vegetation near the pond
• Avoid fish in the pond — they eat frogspawn and tadpoles
• Never use pesticides or chemicals near water

Read our complete rewilding guide for your garden →

We partner with organizations that make a real, measurable contribution to wildlife conservation. Together, we are building a community of wildlife ambassadors — one magnet at a time.

With the purchase of this magnet, we donate €2.00 to wildlife conservation – thus you directly contribute to the preservation of the common frog and its habitat.

Part of our Backyard Heroes collection — transform your fridge into a tribute to the guardian of the European garden pond.