We all set off very excited for our first evening of toad patrol on Hensting Lane. All day we hoped for rainy, mild weather and we were lucky the rain set in as we were setting off. The first stretch of the lane Mike showed us the ponds to release the toads into and told us lots of information about the toads including how to identify male and female toads. Our first find was actually a newt! On the walk back up the lane all the toads had started to make their way to the road. In total 14 male toads, 5 females and 3 newts were helped to safety. Sadly two toads got run over so it goes to show how important the patrols are as it could have been a lot more without our helping hands. Now we just have to hope for some more mild and rainy evenings in February and March so we can go help again!

It's official: we love swans! We had great fun feeding them around the city with family, friends or just individually. The rain didn't put us off fitting in little litter picks too.

We happily donated some essentials for Ukranians who are facing such harsh conditions.

Beaches, river banks, ponds & lakes were all cared for in January by Portsmouth GoodGym.

We went out with family, friends, in groups or as solitary litter-pickers.

Our area has healthier waterways and coasts as a result of our care.

GoodGymers donated goods for the 22nd Portsmouth Scouts' Jumble Sale.

Let's hope there were plenty of sales to raise funds for the Scout troup.