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 held in late January or early February and has been running now for over 25 years. This flagship event, which moves around the country, is usually attended by around 150 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!

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ARC welcomes peat extraction refusal

Dumfries and Galloway Council has refused a planning application to extract more peat from Lochwood Moss, near Moffat in Scotland.
WANTED! Have you seen this snake?

ARC and the University of Wolverhampton would be interested to know if anybody has seen flowerpot snakes in Europe, especially in the British Isles.
What’s been happening with Gems in the Dunes?

Project Manager, Fiona Sunners fills us in on what’s been happening with ARC's Gems in the Dunes project on the Sefton coast over the summer and what they've got planned for the winter season.
#26Wild - Smooth snake piece by Rebecca Dowman

26 Wild is a wonderful writing project in praise of some of our most endangered wildlife.

Training courses

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation runs a series of training events designed both for beginners, volunteers and professional ecologists.
Gems in the Dunes

Gems in the Dunes is a project on the Sefton Coast and is part of a wider programme called “Back from the Brink”.
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.
Volunteering with ARC in Surrey / Hampshire

Tuesday volunteer tasks carrying out habitat management and surveying for rare reptile species on SSSI lowland heathland sites in the Surrey / Hampshire Weald.
Summer Snake Stocktake

Have you seen a snake in your garden this summer? Please let us know!
Winners of Amazing Animals, Brilliant Science competition announced

Winners of children's Amazing Animals, Brilliant Science art and writing competition in Scotland announced.
Breaking New Ground – Northern clade pool frog reintroduction project

The pool frog reintroduction project forms part of the Breaking New Ground Landscape Partnership Scheme for Norfolk and Suffolk Brecks.
GIS & spatial modelling

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

Coordinated by ARC; the National Amphibian and Reptile Recording Scheme (NARRS) is an umbrella for a number of recording projects.
Targeted surveys for natterjack toads

Help with targeted surveying of natterjack toads using Living Records