Advice and Guidance

• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
• The maximum award is usually £250.
• Projects that include funding from other sources or involve partnership working are looked upon favourably.
• Costs supported include purchase/hire of equipment or payment of contractors' fees for practical work.
• The fund does not support administration or training costs or survey work.
• The application form is available from the ARG UK website www.arguk.org

An excellent photographic guide to identifying Reptiles found in the UK. Produced by Fred Holmes and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

An excellent photographic guide to identifying Amphibians found in the UK. Produced by Fred Holmes and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

Whilst pond dipping in the OPAL Water Survey, you may see frogs, toads or newts, or their eggs or tadpoles.You may even catch them in your net! This guide will help you to identify all the amphibians you are likely to find.Tell us what you see! Enter your sightings at www.OPALexplorenature.org

• Choosing what to publicise
• Writing your press release
• Getting your release out
• Putting together a press release for your ARG
• Example of a simple ARG press release
• Dealing with negative publicity
• Writing letters to newspapers and magazines

• Some fundamentals of planning and biodiversity
• How can your ARG get involved?
• Planning policy and guidance
• Species and general planning advice
• Local guidance and research on species and planning
• Biodiversity action planning

• Background
• Getting started
• The inaugural meeting and first steps
• Tips for running a local group
• Maintaining an ARG
• Special projects
• Generic Amphibian and Reptile Group constitution

• What does the ARG UK insurance policy cover?
• What does an ARG need to do for the ARG UK insurance cover to be effective?
• Frequently asked questions

• Information on Chytridiomycosis
• Advice for fieldworkers
• General guidance
• Guidance on high risk activities and ways of working
• Disinfection procedure

• Use and limitations of the HSI
• How to collect data and calculate the HSI
• Categorisation of HSI scores

Published by Herpetofauna Groups of Britain and Ireland (HGBI)

Published by Herpetofauna Groups of Britain and Ireland (HGBI)

• Basic functions and information
• A more in depth guide
• Battery care
• Basic fault finding