A much-loved statue is to be replaced after the original wooden sculpture was damaged by badgers.
The carving of a toad perched atop a pile of books has been a popular feature in Sheffield’s Endcliffe Park since it was installed in 1997.
After a fundraising campaign by the Friends of the Porter Valley it is set to be replaced with a more durable metal version.
Sculptor Jason Thomson, who designed the original statue, said: “People think it’s kids jumping on the toad that destroyed it but it’s badgers clawing in to get at the grubs inside.”
