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: 07384 468 855
e: [email protected]

Kim Boughey - Friendship & 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

Pete Minting - Scottish Project Officer

e: [email protected]

Paul Kirkland - SotE: Coastal Treasures Project Development Officer

m: 077 4727 0581
e: [email protected]

Sefton Coast

Fiona Sunners – BftB: Gems in the Dunes Project Manager

t: 01704 571 575
m: 07388 949 203
e: [email protected]

Andrew Hampson - BftB: Gems in the Dunes Project Officer

t: 01704 571 575
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]

John Baker - Pool Frog Recovery Project Manager

m: 07435 546 586
e: [email protected]

Ben King - Pool Frog Recovery Project Officer

m: 07435 546 619
e: [email protected]

Emily Jordan - Pool Frog Recovery Project Assistant

m: 07443 534 457
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]

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]

Bryony Davison - Weald Field Officer & Volunteer Coordinator

m: 07388 948 868
e: [email protected]

John Gaughan - Weald Field Officer

t: 07436 154 087

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