Herpetofauna Workers Meeting

The Herpetofauna Workers Meeting is organised and run in partnership with Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK (ARG UK). This is an annual two day conference usually held in early spring and has been running now for over 30 years. This flagship event, which moves around the country, is usually attended by around 200 delegates from all over the country including representatives from county Amphibian and Reptile Groups. The programme comprises of a mixture of presentations and workshops to suit all levels of knowledge and a Gala Dinner, raffle and evening entertainment provides great networking opportunities. Everyone is welcome, from novices to students and volunteer surveyors to university Professors!

Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2022

Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2022 held an online non-native species symposium in February

Herpetofauna Workers' Meeting 2022 - online

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Join Dr Rob Ward on Monday 25th July for a walk on the Pebblebed Heaths NNR to learn about our native reptiles.
Guided Walk - Globe Way

Guided walk at ARC's Globe Way nature reserve in north Wales on Tuesday 26th July.
Guided Walk - Maes-Y-Grug

Guided walk at ARC's Maes-Y-Grug nature reserve in north Wales on Tuesday 26th July.
£4.2m lifeline for Scotland’s most vulnerable species

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HWM 2022 part two now postponed

Following a low uptake of ticket sales we disappointingly but regrettably have decided to postpone the HWM conference to the 4/5 February 2023 at Venue Cymru, North Wales.
Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2023

HWM2023 will now be held in person at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, North Wales on the 4th and 5th February 2023.
National Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring Programme

The National Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring Programme is ARC’s flagship portfolio of surveys and projects. This includes the National Amphibian Survey, National Reptile Survey and species specific surveys.
Training courses

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation runs a series of training events designed both for beginners, volunteers and professional ecologists.
Benefits of our work

Read more about the the primary and secondary benefits of our work to conserves amphibians and reptiles, and the habitats on which they depend.
Winners of Amazing Animals, Brilliant Science competition announced

Winners of children's Amazing Animals, Brilliant Science art and writing competition in Scotland announced.
Targeted surveys for natterjack toads

Help with targeted surveying of natterjack toads using Living Records
Technical reports and notes

ARC staff work on a range of scientific and technical projects to help conserve amphibians and reptiles.
Scientific papers

ARC staff and Trustees are involved in important scientific research to produce evidence that will assist the conservation of amphibians and reptiles.
GIS & spatial modelling

At ARC we use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and statistical approaches to model at both the landscape and national scales.