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Get fit in 2012 and help our amphibian and reptiles at the same time!

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:57:00 PST

A huge part of our volunteer work focuses on the management of our reserves, many of which are heathland habitat. Volunteers can get involved with the conservation and restoration of this special and...

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Get ready for the Big Spawn Count 2012!

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:40:00 PST

ARC has joined forces with Pond Conservation and Amphibian & Reptile Groups of UK (ARGUK) to launch the Big Spawn Count 2012! We hope to gain valuable information about the breeding success of ...

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Amphibian and Reptile ID iPhone app Released!

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:40:00 PST

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) staff have recently been working with popular smartphone and tablet app developers Isoperla and the Amphibian and Reptile Groups – UK (ARG-UK) to develop a...

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ARC Christmas Cards!

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:19:00 PST

ARC have once again produced some brilliant and original Christmas cards for sale this year. You can either purchase a set of eight cards including four herp themed designs for £3.00 or a set of...

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New recruits!

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:08:00 PDT

We would like to welcome two new recruits! Bill Shaw, our Cumbria Natterjack Officer and his girlfriend Hilary are celebrating the birth their beautiful twins. Orla Imogen and Seth Felix are both...

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Remember, remember the amphibians on the 5th of November!

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:35:00 PDT

The Royal Horticultural Society, The Wildlife Trusts and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation are asking organisers of bonfire night celebrations to look out for amphibians before they light their...

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Herpetofauna Workers Meeting - 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 04:53:00 PDT

Due to the increasing popularity of this annual event, we are delighted to announce that the Herpetofauna Workers’ Meeting 2012 will be held at the Telford International Centre (T.I.C.),...

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Nick Baker at ARC/LWT/CLARE stand at WildlifeXpo

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:41:00 PDT

ARC, LARG, GiGL and London Wildlife Trust together as part of the CLARE project took the last of the season’s herps to the WildlifeXpo last weekend to raise awareness of the amphibians and reptiles...

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As the nights draw in...

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:19:00 PDT

At this time of year we still sometimes get occasional reports of reptiles and amphibians sightings – these range from lizards or snakes basking in the last of the autumn sun to frogs and toads out...

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Good news in the fight against chytridiomycosis

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:27:00 PDT

A team of scientists from Cornell University, US, has taken a huge leap towards understanding why the fungal disease chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) has such devastating and fatal...

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The National Planning Policy Framework - is it all bad news for reptiles and amphibians?

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:51:00 PDT

‘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 proposals for England. The headline messages are...

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Annual ARC-BHS Scientific Meeting - December 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:24:00 PDT

The programme for the ever popular joint scientific meeting of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and the British Herpetological Society has now been finalised! The meeting will take place on ...

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Rare Sand Lizards Released Back to the Wild in England & Wales

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:48:00 PDT

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CLARE Project at The Mayor’s Thames Festival 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:16:00 PDT

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Tadpoles from Bedfordshire used for Norfolk toad colony

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:02:00 PDT

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation has recently been involved in creating a new Natterjack toad colony in Norfolk. More than 800 tadpoles were taken from the RSPB nature reserve, the Lodge near Sandy...

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Job Opportunity with ARC based in Surrey

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:22:00 PDT

ARC is looking to appoint a Field Officer to help with our set of nature reserves in Surrey, Hampshire and Sussex. Based at the Surrey Office in Witley, the post is a full time, permanent position....

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London Wildlife Trust's Green Picnic

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:50:00 PDT

We will be at Clissold Park in Hackney this Sunday 7th August 1pm – 6pm for London Wildlife Trust’s (LWT's) Green Picnic as part of Hackney Carnival. After the success of the CLARE launch event...

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Consultancy Services Manager wanted

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:34:00 PDT

ARC is looking to appoint a Consultancy Services Manager to help plan, establish and then manage a new consultancy business for the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. This is a new role with...

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Pond Assessment, Creation and Management Course

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:48:00 PDT

If you’d like to know more about ponds, this training course is for you! Pond Conservation and Amphibian and Reptile Conservation are running a training course in August that will cover: Ponds...

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Upton Heath Fire

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:54:00 PDT

Earlier this month a large fire decimated c. 60+ Ha of the DWT heathland nature reserve at Upton. This fire was started deliberately and in drought conditions. It was started on land that is ...

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The Natural Environment White Paper

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:42:00 PDT

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Welcome to our new CLARE Project Officer

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:25:00 PDT

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Great Crested Newt Project gets DEFRA go-ahead

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:21:00 PDT

ARC in partnership with Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) at the University of Kent, have just secured funding for a 3-year project to investigate the effectiveness of mitigation...

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Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Tue, 24 May 2011 03:26:00 PDT

Our new Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook is out now! The handbook is a resource for a range of users including conservation professionals and interested volunteers. It was part-funded by...

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Family of girl bitten by adder speaks up for snakes

noreply@blogger.com (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) — Wed, 04 May 2011 07:16:00 PDT

On Friday 22nd April nine-year-old Tyler Butcher was bitten on her foot by an adder whilst walking with her parents in Bolderwood, New Forset. After treatment at Southampton General Hospital she has...

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