Staff

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation staff are mainly based at our Head Office in Bournemouth, Dorset. We also have satellite offices in Surrey, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria and the Sefton Coast and satellite staff based elsewhere including Wales. ARC also have several Trustees and Patrons.

HEAD OFFICE

a: 744 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 6BZ
t: 01202 391 319
e: [email protected]

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Administration & Finance

Communications & Outreach

Regional Projects, Training & Science

Reserves & Field Staff

Species Conservation

Dr Tony Gent - Chief Executive Officer

t: 01202 727 991
m: 07810 184 505
e: [email protected]

ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

Helen Wraight - Admin & Finance Manager

t: 01202 727 982
m: 07810 770 563
e: [email protected]

Angela Reynolds - Admin Support Officer & HopGossip Editor

t: 01202 727 981
e: [email protected]

Martine Watkins - Admin & Finance Officer (part time)

e: [email protected]

Atul Srivastava - Fundraising Coordinator

m: 07855 530 557
e: [email protected]

Johnny Novy - IT Project Manager

e: [email protected]
t: 01202 727 984

COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH

Anju Sarpal - Communications & Outreach Manager

t: 01202 727 983
m:07980 785572
e: [email protected]

Kim Boughey - Membership & Communications Officer

t: 01202 727 985
e: [email protected]

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REGIONAL PROJECTS, TRAINING & SCIENCE

Dr John Wilkinson - Regional, Training & Science Programmes Manager

m: 07810 770 560
e: [email protected]

Cambridgeshire

Dr Roger Mitchell CBiol FSB - Trustee

m: 07810 711 301
e: [email protected]

Scotland

Rachael Cooper-Bohannon - Saving Scotland’s Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAAR) Project Officer

m: 07435 546629
e: [email protected]

Janet Ullman - SotE: Saving Scotland’s Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAAR) Education Officer

m: 07776 858 585
e: [email protected]

South Wales

Mark Barber - Connecting the Dragons Project Officer

m: 07810 770 569
e: [email protected]

Peter Hill - Connecting the Dragons Project Officer

m: 07436 100 080
e: [email protected]

George Mee - Monitoring Dragons Project Officer

m: 07483 452 359
e: [email protected]

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SPECIES CONSERVATION

Jim Foster - Conservation Director

t: 01428 681 059
m: 07554 455 365
e: [email protected]

Dr Karen Haysom - Species Programmes Manager

t: 01202 727 990
m: 07387 261763
e: [email protected]

Dorothy Driver - Species Coordinator & GCN Conservation Officer

m: 07810 184 510
e: [email protected]

Yvette Martin - Amphibian Conservation Officer

m: 07776 858 584
e: [email protected]

Nick Moulton - Reptile Conservation Officer

m: 07810 184 507
e: [email protected]

Dr Rob Ward - Data & GIS Officer

t: 01202 727 992
e: [email protected]

Ben Limburn - Snakes in the Heather – Citizen Science & Operations Officer

t: 01202 727 989
m: 07387 261 080
e: [email protected]

Owain Masters - Snakes in the Heather - Public Engagement and Education Officer

t: 01202 727 994
m: 07388 948 442
e: [email protected]

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John Baker - Pool Frog Recovery Project Manager

m: 07435 546 586
e: [email protected]

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RESERVES & FIELD STAFF

Gary Powell - Senior Reserves Manager

t: 01202 727 983
m: 07810 770 561
e: [email protected]

Dorset Team

Chris Dresh - Senior Dorset Field Officer

m: 07810 770 567
e: [email protected]

James Anderson-Barr - Dorset Field Officer

m: 07810 184 501
e: [email protected]

Richard Sharp - Dorset Field Officer & Health and Safety Officer

t: 01202 727 988
m: 07810 770 565
e: [email protected]

Richard Johnson - Dorset Field Officer

m: 07810 184 506
e: [email protected]

William Emmett-Mair - Dorset Field Officer

m: 07810 770 556
e: [email protected]

North Wales

Mandy Cartwright – North Wales Officer

m: 07810 184 508
e: [email protected]

Surrey Team

Rob Free - Weald Reserves Manager

t: 01428 681 059
m: 07810 184 503
e: [email protected]

Fiona Haynes - Weald Field Officer & Volunteer Coordinator

m: 07387 261 217
e: [email protected]

John Gaughan - Weald Field Officer

t: 07436 154 087

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Take a look at our upcoming community events, conferences, training courses and volunteer tasks.
ARC Reptile Survey Training Event - Saturday 26th March 2022

This free online training event is an introduction to reptile ecology and survey skills useful for observing reptiles in the UK, with a special emphasis on ARC’s flagship Snakes in the Heather project.
ARC Reptile Survey Training Event - Wednesday 9th March 2022

This free online training event is an introduction to reptile ecology and survey skills useful for observing reptiles in the UK, with a special emphasis on ARC’s flagship Snakes in the Heather project.
ARC Reptile Survey Training Event - Friday 18th February 2022

This free online training event is an introduction to reptile ecology and survey skills useful for observing reptiles in the UK, with a special emphasis on ARC’s flagship Snakes in the Heather project.

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Read more about the the primary and secondary benefits of our work to conserves amphibians and reptiles, and the habitats on which they depend.
University placements & dissertations

ARC is occasionally able to offer support to undergraduate or Masters' students needing work placements and/or dissertations.
School work placements

Each year Amphibian and Reptile Conservation accommodates school work placements.
Policies and position statements

ARC's policies and position statements.
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Patrons

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