Frogs are emerging from Chesterfield toilets during lockdown

Residents in at least three locations have reported the slimy creatures climbing out of toilet bowls.

Many have reported similar experiences on the Spotted in Chesterfield Facebook page, which reported: “We have had three reports now that frogs have infiltrated local water systems and are now climbing into people's homes through their toilets and drains; purportedly, they have been breeding en-masse in the underground catacombs around Chesterfield.”

Chris Sewell, also from Chesterfield, said: “Whatever you do, do not try and flush them back down the toilet!”

A retired woman from Old Whittington, said: “I saw two of them, one on the wall of the toilet, the other on the seat. I put them in a plastic container and took them into the garden.”

A spokesman for Yorkshire Water who look after waste water services in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire, said: ““We’ve not had any reports of frogs hopping out of toilets but it could be possible if a frog has laid frogspawn in a sewer or in a river near to one of our outfalls. If you have had a frog appear, please get in touch with us directly so we can have a look in our sewers in the local area to see if there’s any more and if we can get them out and move them to somewhere a bit safer.”