What has happened to annual toad migration?

I view with dismay the grubbing up of the last section of undisturbed undergrowth on the lake side of Ray Mill Road East.

I can remember when we helped bucketloads of toads move across the road to their mating location.

During the spring in 2019 I did not see one toad either managing to cross the road alive or squashed at the side of the road.

Apart from the clearing of the undergrowth I note that several of the houses on the lake side of the road have built impenetrable fences at the boundary of their properties: zero chance of any toads or hedgehogs passing through their gardens.

Has Maidenhead given up on providing some habitat for these reptiles?

My understanding is Berkshire East provided one of the last remaining havens for the common toad; seems I was misinformed!

JANE SHIRE Frances Avenue

Maidenhead