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Welcome to the homepage of the Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK

The network of wildlife volunteer  groups concerned with the conservation of native amphibians and reptiles in the UK

Herps in Gardens

It’s all happening in the garden – good news if you’re planning on staying at home this summer...

The cut-off date for information for the BTO garden herps survey was the end of June.  If you are taking part in this, or have passed on forms to others, remember that they must be returned to BTO by the end of this month, July.

Anyone is welcome to take part - you can get a survey pack from the BTO, 01842-750050, gbw@bto.org.

Pond Conservation is running an online pond survey suitable for schools and gardens – The Big Pond Dip.

Pond Conservation has also produced an information leaflet on making garden ponds for wildlife.

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation has a Dragon Garden at the Hampton Court Garden Show, during the week starting 6 July.

 

Herping Holidays

New Groups and Re-Launches 2009

We're hoping to get a few new groups launched this year and to re-vitalise some in areas where they've lapsed.  We have a contact for the London aiming to launch an ARG in the capital.  Contact Lynn Spencer lynn.spencer*hotmail.co.uk, 0208 350 2653.

Million Ponds Project

ARG UK is a partner in this project coordinated by Pond Conservation.

To provide guidance on the creation of 'clean water ponds' Pond Conservation has produced the Pond Creation Toolkit.

ARG UK 100% Fund Awards

The first two awards have been made under our new 100% Fund.  The 100% Fund has been established to support small herpetofaunal conservation projects, carried out by ARGs.  The name reflects the fact that all of the money donated will be used for projects – with no expenditure on administration.  The first two awards under this scheme have been agreed by the ARG UK panel:

  • Essex ARG – pond construction project in Brentwood.
  • ARG of South Lancashire – excavation of three new ponds and one scrape, and management of an existing pond in Witton Park, Blackburn.

If you want to donate money to amphibian and reptile conservation, then why not consider the 100% Fund?

The closing date for applications for the next funding round is the end of this year.  Application forms are downloadable from the website.   Further rounds of funding will be determined by how much money is contributed and by the number of bids received in the early stages of this scheme.

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