New species - Common Toad

I am used to seeing frogs in the long grass even though there are no ponds on site but until last week had never seen a toad. While I was cutting and removing growth from the fields I left a few piles of long grass temporarily on the edges of the field. When moving them I came across a couple of small toads sheltering in the heaps. Given that I rarely saw toads when living surrounded by ponds, bogs, woodland and long grass I found that a little surprising. I must get on with the project to create a couple of ponds to encourage the toads.