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Whilst most of the leeches you will encounter in the UK are a natural part of your ponds' ecosystem and doing no harm to other wildlife, in 2020 as well as this summer, we received unusual reports of leech predation on amphibians…

Read more: A new report of leech predation on amphibians

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July 2021 - CIEEM's response to JNCC over the Wildlife and Countryside Act review   pdf CIEEM response can be downloaded here (254 KB) 29.07.21 - Response from Professor Colin Galbraith, Chair, JNCC - Please find attached a reply to your letter regarding the 7th Quinquennial Review…

Read more: 7th Quinquennial Review (QQR) of Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) - A summary by ARG UK

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Presented by Nicola Morris (Trustee ARG UK, Head of Environment and Engagement at South West Lakes Trust), our expert panel explored some of the concepts surrounding the role of reintroductions in rewilding, with a focus on our native amphibians and reptiles. We were treated to three…

Read more: ARG UK Seminar Series: The Role of Reintroductions in Rewilding - recording and poll results

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ARGWEB is a new online toolkit tailor-made for our affiliated volunteer Amphibian and Reptile Groups (ARGS), providing a set of online tools (apps) to help our affiliated groups manage their membership and other stakeholders, including land managers and project partners, in a GDPR compliant manner.…

Read more: How to ARGWEB - video tutorials that cover frequently asked questions

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As winter inevitably gives way to spring, I’ll soon be getting ready to return to my field site in Norfolk for the final year, to collect data for my PhD. For the past two summers, I’ve been busy chasing my target species the barred grass…

Read more: Enter the Natrix: surveying grass snakes in eastern England by Steve Allain

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What's in your pond in the Spring of 2021? Join with our volunteer ARGs right across the UK and Northern Ireland this spring and see who is the first to spot amphibians arriving to breed. Expert amphibian ecologist, Pete West of the Hampshire and Isle…

Read more: What's in your pond? Spawn spotters in 2021

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Relaunch of London Amphibian and Reptile Group (LARG)  - finding our way through the capital.  Do you live in London or Great London? Would you like to find out more about your local amphibians and reptiles? Would you like to get involved in local…

Read more: London ARG (LARG) Relaunch - new year, new start!

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Continuing declines of reptile and amphibian species native to the UK need to be addressed. These declines include species loss from parts of their natural range, and national extinction. Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK (ARG UK) supports the network of local volunteer Amphibian…

Read more: ARG UK Policy Statement Concerning Reintroductions

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A key part of our Dragons in the Hills, National Lottery Heritage Funded project is to use the creative arts, and storytelling to bind the world of myth and legend with the natural world, allowing our little dragons to take us on a journey of…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills: Music and Myths by the Fireside 1 - with TAP South Armagh and Una Walsh

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A key part of our Dragons in the Hills, National Lottery Heritage Funded project is to use the creative arts, and storytelling to bind the world of myth and legend with the natural world, allowing our little dragons to take us on a journey of…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills: Music and Myths by the Fireside 2 - with Marie Murphy

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Introduced by Josh Twining and storytelling by meditation facilitator and Ambassador for the Ring of Gullion, Ann Ward. A key part of our Dragons in the Hills, National Lottery Heritage Funded project is to use the creative arts, and storytelling to bind the world of…

Read more: Dragons in the Hills: Music and Myths by the Fireside 3 - with Ann Ward

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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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  1. Dragons in the Hills - latest news and information from Northern Ireland
  2. ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Engaging community champions – developing and evaluating innovative outreach programmes for amphibians and reptiles with diverse communities.
  3. ARG UK Seminar Series: District Level Licencing – an exploration and evaluation of a new approach to managing great crested newts in the planning system
  4. ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series: Conserving amphibians and reptiles in South Africa, working in harmony with communities to overcome fear and improve local knowledge.
  5. ARG UK Seminar Series: Meeting the challenges of conserving adders in a 21st Century landscape – lessons from England and France. Streamed 17.09.20
  6. ARG UK Autumn Seminar Series - Recording of Dragons in the Hills on 3rd September 2020
  7. 100% success restoring ponds in Derbyshire in 2020
  8. Dragons in the Hills - project updates from Northern Ireland
  9. Dragons in the Hills - connecting communities with their natural heritage, and conserving amphibians and reptiles in Northern Ireland
  10. Wildlife Pond Construction and Habitat Creation on an Allotment in Norfolk
  11. Vanishing Viper 2019: A European approach to developing an adder conservation strategy
  12. Creating grass snake egg-laying heaps – the ‘RAVON Recipe’
  13. Look out for toad fly this summer
  14. Keeping everyone safe - Our adder code 'Stop, Step Back and Smile'
  15. Atlas of the Amphibians & Reptiles of Warwickshire (Vice County 38 Records) up to 2018
  16. Wildlife conservation charity urges private amphibian traders to prevent Bsal fungus from infecting wild populations
  17. Press Release: First study of national adder population trends reveals adders are facing near extinction in Britain
  18. Madeleine's Patch - 100% support from ARG UK
  19. Amphibians and Reptiles in Leicestershire and Rutland: A Review (2018)
  20. Chris Packham's - A People's Manifesto for Wildlife
  21. Bsal - a deadly new newt disease on our doorstep!
  22. Two herp conferences in 10 days - Christmas has come early!
  23. An ARG view of the 2018 Herpetofauna Workers Meeting - In our own words
  24. Toads on Roads - Toad Patrolling for ARGs includes advice on COVID-19
  25. Networking at the RAVON International Adder Symposium, December 2017
  26. 100% success saving amphibians from drains in Warwickshire
  27. What does the re-classification of European grass snakes mean for our native grass snakes?
  28. 100% fund news - Swabbing midwife toads for chytrid in Cambridgeshire
  29. Snake fungal disease identified in wild British snakes for first time
  30. Review of the 2017 Herpetofauna Workers Meeting, Nottingham, 11-12 February
  31. Revised Advice note 4 - Amphibian Disease Precautions, A Guide for UK Fieldworkers
  32. Latest Updates on GCN licensing reforms
  33. ARG UK 100% fund successes in 2016
  34. Vanishing Viper Presentations Available for Download
  35. The Vanishing Viper: Priorities for Adder Conservation
  36. Herping for the Future - Volunteer with Indigo Expeditions
  37. Kids' stickers and fun fact sheets
  38. Volunteer dates now available for Merseyside Sand Lizard work parties
  39. Volunteer dates now available for Merseyside Sand Lizard work parties (2)
  40. Amphibians and SUDS Conference 2016
  41. The first national adder meeting to take place 8-9 Oct 2016
  42. Updated Amphibian and Reptile Atlases for North East England Released
  43. New for 2016 - the Revised Reptile ID Guide
  44. The 2016 Herpetofauna Workers' Meeting
  45. Report on the South West Region Amphibian and Reptile Groups Conference 2015
  46. Highlights of the First Joint Herpetological Scientific Meeting in Dublin
  47. Finding out more about diseases in our native reptiles and amphibians
  48. ARC Snake Publications
  49. Kent Reptile and Amphibian Group
  50. There's a snake in the garden...
  51. Early Success for the Sefton Coast Sand Lizard Task Force
  52. Round up of the West Midlands Regional Meeting 'Captive breeding & re-introduction of UK reptiles & amphibians'
  53. Amphibians in Drains - Scotland
  54. Make the Adder Count in 2021

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