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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National Amphibian and Reptile Monitoring Programme

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Snakes in the Heather 6th February Sunday Funday Volunteering

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HWM2022 - non-native species symposium

Join us for an online (via Zoom) non-native species symposium on the afternoon of Saturday 5th February 2022
Monitoring amphibians and reptiles - Sat morning

Sign up to this online training event and learn how to use ARC's new mobile and online surveying app! We are looking for survey volunteers across the UK, but urgently need citizen scientists in Scotland! If you would like to sign up as a volunteer surveyor or find out more about ARC's monitoring programme, please visit: https://monitoring.arc-trust.org or you can e-mail us at [email protected]

HWM2022 - non-native species symposium

Join us for an online (via Zoom) non-native species symposium on the afternoon of Saturday 5th February 2022
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.
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.
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.