ARC's Conservation Director, Jim Foster reflects on this year's annual conference and share some delegate highlights Read more
ARC is disappointed in government’s statement on reintroduction of species in England, and asks that government reconsiders. Read more
State of Nature, the most comprehensive report on UK wildlife, also shows that the species studied have, on average, declined by 19% in the UK since monitoring began in 1970. Read more
Read about Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and Freshwater Habitats Trust's new advice leaflet about creating garden ponds for wildlife Read more
John Morton, in one of the earliest county-based accounts of natural history (1712) wrote about a poddock moon. This was a term used by rural people to describe the warmest part of the year, about four weeks in August. Find out how this relates to the UK's rarest amphibian... Read more
ARC along with five Environmental partners are celebrating an award from the Government’s Species Survival Fund to help halt species decline and restore habitats in the New Forest. Read more
Earlier this month ARC hosted a visit from Swedish pool frog expert, Per Sjögren-Gulve. Find out what happened here. Read more
Snakes in the Heather Public Engagement and Education Officer, Owain Masters wraps up the 4-year-long project with a review of the successes of the project. Read more
Hear personal stories from some of ARC's members of staff this International Women's Day. Read more
Earlier this month ARC proudly marked the conclusion of the 4 ½ years Snakes in the Heather project, a large collaborative project to further smooth snake conservation across its range in Southern England, by hosting the Snakes in the Heather Celebration event. Read more
A coalition of nature and landscape charities have joined forces to object to a serious threat to the internationally significant nature reserve at Sandscale Haws and the wider Morecambe Bay and Duddon estuary. Read more
Richard Sharp and Rob Free from ARC’s field teams explain how we use conservation grazing as part of our habitat management work and some of the important aspects which must be taken into account before using this long-standing method. Read more
A report published 3rd February 2024 shows that one of Britain’s most iconic species – the great crested newt – has already colonised more than half of pond sites created through a scheme launched in 2018. Read more