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It seems that the warm weather has got toads in the mood. Just this Thursday lots of toads were at it in ponds at Buscot Park Faringdon, OxfordshireThe photos were taken by Elizabeth Fever, Pond Conservation supporter (and mother of Jo). People ...
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Working with adders - Chris Monk discusses his work protecting Britain's only venomous snake
Chris Monk has been helping protect the British adder (Vipera berus) for many years. As well as being Britain's only venomous snake, it is also t...
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The National Planning Policy Framework - is it all bad news for reptiles and amphibians?
‘Yes’ I hear many of you cry – and in essence that is the problem with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Government’s new planning proposa...
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The ARG UK is pleased to introduce the Sticky Tongue Project - for a while now these dedicated herpers have brought some amazing photos and films of amphibians and reptiles from their local area of the Netherlands. Their articles feature herpetofauna ...
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Through the brilliant combination of the British Herpetological Society, Wiltshire ARG, and Amphibian & Reptile Conservation the 'rarest' and the 'commonest' species of reptile in the UK were brought to the Live n Deadly Deadly Days Out Road Show...
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Clyde ARG are hosting the Scottish Herpetology Meeting in November this year. The programme is coming together and will be published soon on the Scottish Frogs website.
As it stands the following is planned
David Bell: Fife ARG: hands on conservatio...
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Following consultation with ARG members, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation staff, ecological consultants and other volunteers at workshops at the Herpetofauna Workers' meeting the reptile mitigation guidelines have been published by Natural Engla...
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Pond Conservation had a brilliant week creating the first of the 3rd round Biffaward MPP ponds at the Forestry Commission site at Windy Bank in Lancashire
David Orchard, [the MPP] amphibian officer [ & chair of ARG UK], helped create a whoppin...
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Book your place at the ARGUK SE Regional Meeting to be hosted by KRAG and London ARG at the Medway Campus of University of Greenwich on Saturday, November 19th.
The programme is nearly finalised and will focus on adder conservation. Highlig...
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It is very welcome to see that the IEEM in conjunction with Amphibian & Reptile Conservation have recently produced guidance sheets on the required knowledge and skills of professional consultants/ecologists to survey for UK Herpetofauna. In th...
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Some of the 'come back kings of the Natural World' [in the UK at least] were all sharing the limelight on the ITV Alan Titchmarsh Daily chat show (see ITV clip captures below)
See the show on ITV player forward onto 06.20mins to see the part abou...
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Ipswich Borough Council are re-considering the sale of Kiln Meadow!
SKiM had been told that an Council Executive Committee meeting would discuss it next Tuesday, 13th, but this has now been postponed. We have set up an e-petition, it's at
http://petitio...
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...... into the Wild in England & Wales
This week conservationists will be giving the UK's rarest lizard further helping hand in, which has been termed as 'one of the most successful reptile reintroduction projects in the world', It is al...
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CLARE Project at The Mayor’s Thames Festival 2011
The Mayor’s Thames Festival is a huge free, outdoor arts festival that takes place along the banks of the River Thames each September. This multicultural event combines arts, music, dance, riv...
