Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK

24 October.  10.15 am-4.00 pm.  Northern Regional Conference, The Lecture Theatre, Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds City Centre, LS1 3AA.  Registration: £17.50 including lunch (£12.50 concessionary).  Programme and booking form.

• Opportunities for amphibian and reptile conservation in farmland

• Introducing great crested newts to Lower Wharfedale - conservation in action.

• The Million Ponds Project - serious pond creation for herps!

• Learning from European experience - conservation of the fire-bellied toad.

• The alpine newt in northern England

• The value of herp recording - a Kent based perspective.

• The Gibside grass snake recovery plan.

• The birth of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust.

• Pool frog update from Norfolk.

• The future of natterjacks in Cumbria?