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Introduced by Josh Twining, with storytelling by local historian and writer Seamus Murphy, and music from Colleen Savage and Padraig Carragher. A key part of our Dragons in the Hills, National Lottery Heritage Funded project is to use the creative arts, and storytelling to bind…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills: Music and Myths by the Fireside 4 - with Seamus Murphy, and music from Colleen Savage and Padraig Carragher

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 In the last of our autumn seminar series we hear from some of our volunteer amphibian and reptile groups (ARGs) about what they've been doing during the year. Presented by our Chair of Trustees, Chris Monk (Derbyshire ARG), there is something for everyone, as we…

Read more: ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: A celebration of ARG projects - ice age ponds, finding adders and mitigating for reptiles

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Presented by Nicola Morris (Trustee ARG UK, Chair Cornwall ARG (CRAG), Invasive Species Officer, South West Lakes Trust), our expert panel discuss what makes an alien species invasive, what impact alien invasive species such as alpine newts may have on our native biodiversity, and how…

Read more: ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: What can we do about alien amphibians and reptiles in the UK?

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The recording of the sixth in our ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Amphibian diseases – Understanding and managing the spread of a highly aggressive amphibian disease focussing on the novel form of chytrid, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal). Presented by Alice Pawlik (Trustee, ARG UK, University of…

Read more: ARG UK Seminar Series: Amphibian diseases – Understanding and managing the spread of a highly aggressive amphibian disease

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Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Dragons in the Hills is a new project based in Northern Ireland which aims to conserve some of our priority wildlife species through community action. This exciting new project has been developed by a partnership including Newry, Mourne…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills - news and information from Northern Ireland in 2020

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Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Dragons in the Hills is a new project based in Northern Ireland which aims to conserve some of our priority wildlife species through community action. This is a partnership project with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC),…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills - news from Northern Ireland in 2021

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Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Dragons in the Hills is a new project based in Northern Ireland which aims to conserve some of our priority wildlife species through community action. This is a partnership project with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMDDC),…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills - news from Northern Ireland in 2022

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ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Engaging community champions – developing and evaluating innovative outreach programmes for amphibians and reptiles with diverse communities. Presented by Angela Julian (Coordinator ARG UK), we explore novel ways of engaging with different community groups. Our panel of expert speakers present…

Read more: ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Engaging community champions – developing and evaluating innovative outreach programmes for amphibians and reptiles with diverse communities.

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We are pleased to announce that the ARG UK Seminar Series: District Level Licencing – an exploration and evaluation of a new approach to managing great crested newts in the planning system is now live on YouTube. Presented by Jonathan Cranfield (Recording Officer, HIWARG and…

Read more: ARG UK Seminar Series: District Level Licencing – an exploration and evaluation of a new approach to managing great crested newts in the planning system

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ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Conserving amphibians and reptiles in South Africa, working in harmony with communities to overcome fear and improve local knowledge. Presented by Peter Gillatt (Chair, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Amphibian and Reptile group - HIWARG), himself originally from South Africa,…

Read more: ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Conserving amphibians and reptiles in South Africa, working in harmony with communities to overcome fear and improve local knowledge.

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ARG UK Seminar Series: The Vanishing Viper - Meeting the challenges of conserving adders in a 21st Century landscape – lessons from England and France, streamed on 17.09.20. Presented by Nigel Hand (ARG UK Trustee, Central Ecology and HART), we heard presentations from three adder…

Read more: ARG UK Seminar Series: Meeting the challenges of conserving adders in a 21st Century landscape – lessons from England and France. Streamed 17.09.20

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For those who were unable to join us on 3rd September, here is the recording of our first ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Dragons in the Hills – Engaging with communities to conserve amphibians and reptiles in Northern Ireland, with thanks to everyone who contributed…

Read more: ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series - Recording of Dragons in the Hills on 3rd September 2020

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Derbyshire ARG: Pond clearance and restoration at Hoe Grange & Ballidonmoor Farms to benefit amphibians including protected Great Crested Newts 

Aim of the project To organise the restoration by de-silting of two large diameter, deep dewponds adjacent to the farmyards at Hoe Grange and Ballidonmoor Farms in…

Read more: 100% success restoring ponds in Derbyshire in 2020

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Thanks to our incredibly generous donors we have been able to continue to support the 100% fund small grant scheme in 2021, making small conservation grants available  to our affiliated amphibian and reptile groups right across the UK. In 2021 we were able to support…

Read more: 100% success supporting reptile and amphibian conservation in 2021

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Based in the Newry, Mourne and Down District, Dragons in the Hills has been awarded £100,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to find out more about Northern Ireland’s own little dragons – our three native amphibians and reptiles: common frog, common lizard and smooth…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills - project updates from Northern Ireland

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  1. Dragons in the Hills - connecting communities with their natural heritage, and conserving amphibians and reptiles in Northern Ireland
  2. Wildlife Pond Construction and Habitat Creation on an Allotment in Norfolk
  3. Vanishing Viper 2019: A European approach to developing an adder conservation strategy
  4. Creating grass snake egg-laying heaps – the ‘RAVON Recipe’
  5. Look out for toad fly this summer
  6. Keeping everyone safe - Our adder code 'Stop, Step Back and Smile'
  7. Atlas of the Amphibians & Reptiles of Warwickshire (Vice County 38 Records) up to 2018
  8. Wildlife conservation charity urges private amphibian traders to prevent Bsal fungus from infecting wild populations
  9. Press Release: First study of national adder population trends reveals adders are facing near extinction in Britain
  10. Madeleine's Patch - 100% support from ARG UK
  11. Amphibians and Reptiles in Leicestershire and Rutland: A Review (2018)
  12. Chris Packham's - A People's Manifesto for Wildlife
  13. Bsal - a deadly new newt disease on our doorstep!
  14. Two herp conferences in 10 days - Christmas has come early!
  15. Adders are (even more) Amazing - Fun facts and top tips!!
  16. An ARG view of the 2018 Herpetofauna Workers Meeting - In our own words
  17. Networking at the RAVON International Adder Symposium, December 2017
  18. 100% success saving amphibians from drains in Warwickshire
  19. What does the re-classification of European grass snakes mean for our native grass snakes?
  20. 100% fund news - Swabbing midwife toads for chytrid in Cambridgeshire
  21. Snake fungal disease identified in wild British snakes for first time
  22. Review of the 2017 Herpetofauna Workers Meeting, Nottingham, 11-12 February
  23. Revised Advice note 4 - Amphibian Disease Precautions, A Guide for UK Fieldworkers
  24. Latest Updates on GCN licensing reforms
  25. ARG UK 100% fund successes in 2016
  26. Vanishing Viper Presentations Available for Download
  27. The Vanishing Viper: Priorities for Adder Conservation
  28. Herping for the Future - Volunteer with Indigo Expeditions
  29. Kids' stickers and fun fact sheets
  30. Volunteer dates now available for Merseyside Sand Lizard work parties
  31. Volunteer dates now available for Merseyside Sand Lizard work parties (2)
  32. Amphibians and SUDS Conference 2016
  33. The first national adder meeting to take place 8-9 Oct 2016
  34. Updated Amphibian and Reptile Atlases for North East England Released
  35. New for 2016 - the Revised Reptile ID Guide
  36. The 2016 Herpetofauna Workers' Meeting
  37. Report on the South West Region Amphibian and Reptile Groups Conference 2015
  38. Highlights of the First Joint Herpetological Scientific Meeting in Dublin
  39. Finding out more about diseases in our native reptiles and amphibians
  40. ARC Snake Publications
  41. Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group
  42. There's a snake in the garden...
  43. Early Success for the Sefton Coast Sand Lizard Task Force
  44. Round up of the West Midlands Regional Meeting 'Captive breeding & re-introduction of UK reptiles & amphibians'
  45. Amphibians in Drains - Scotland
  46. Make the Adder Count in 2024

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