ARG UK
@argroupsuk.bsky.social
Amphibian and Reptile Groups of UK (ARG UK) is a registered charity (number 1165504) committed to the conservation of native amphibians and reptiles and their natural environment by supporting the development of a network of independent volunteer amphibian
On a survey a grass snake under a cover object is easier to spot compared to ragged pieces of slough caught up in the vegetation. Both on a National Trust site being surveyed by a local ARG
September 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
On a survey a grass snake under a cover object is easier to spot compared to ragged pieces of slough caught up in the vegetation. Both on a National Trust site being surveyed by a local ARG
Use of cover objects for reptile surveys need to be well away from public areas. Now it's not a very useful cover object after it's been used to stand a disposable barbecue on it
September 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Use of cover objects for reptile surveys need to be well away from public areas. Now it's not a very useful cover object after it's been used to stand a disposable barbecue on it
Are you coming to the Vanishing Viper Conference on 6-7 September (or if you aren't). We have organic cotton Ts and hoodies.
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Order direct from Green Hare incl. postage, or free pick up from the event.
DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE PICK UP ORDERS IS MONDAY 25th AUGUST
greenharedesigns.co.uk/product-cate...
Order direct from Green Hare incl. postage, or free pick up from the event.
DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE PICK UP ORDERS IS MONDAY 25th AUGUST
August 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Are you coming to the Vanishing Viper Conference on 6-7 September (or if you aren't). We have organic cotton Ts and hoodies.
greenharedesigns.co.uk/product-cate...
Order direct from Green Hare incl. postage, or free pick up from the event.
DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE PICK UP ORDERS IS MONDAY 25th AUGUST
greenharedesigns.co.uk/product-cate...
Order direct from Green Hare incl. postage, or free pick up from the event.
DEADLINE FOR CONFERENCE PICK UP ORDERS IS MONDAY 25th AUGUST
Toadlets are in the move! We are delighted that so many of you who are spotting tiny toadlets are recording them on Record Pool - we will model the outcomes and share of course. Thanks to all for your help.
www.recordpool.org.uk/travellingto...
www.recordpool.org.uk/travellingto...
June 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Toadlets are in the move! We are delighted that so many of you who are spotting tiny toadlets are recording them on Record Pool - we will model the outcomes and share of course. Thanks to all for your help.
www.recordpool.org.uk/travellingto...
www.recordpool.org.uk/travellingto...
Lots of ponds drying up this early in the year Tonights torchlight survey at this LNR cancelled for obvious reasons. Pond seen in May 2023 full of water.
Darren - looks like lots of the invasive Parrot's feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) in your garden pond
Darren - looks like lots of the invasive Parrot's feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) in your garden pond
May 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Lots of ponds drying up this early in the year Tonights torchlight survey at this LNR cancelled for obvious reasons. Pond seen in May 2023 full of water.
Darren - looks like lots of the invasive Parrot's feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) in your garden pond
Darren - looks like lots of the invasive Parrot's feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) in your garden pond
Some of our Groups have been helping out with sampling this month for @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social Great Crested Newt eDNA Project which has been running now for 11 years.
This is DerbyshireARG and the 2 ponds in the county that they recently sampled.
This is DerbyshireARG and the 2 ponds in the county that they recently sampled.
May 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Some of our Groups have been helping out with sampling this month for @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social Great Crested Newt eDNA Project which has been running now for 11 years.
This is DerbyshireARG and the 2 ponds in the county that they recently sampled.
This is DerbyshireARG and the 2 ponds in the county that they recently sampled.
A dead but not dead grass snake
May 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A dead but not dead grass snake
Nice to see a bank with orchids & cowslips in a mostly improved grassland field on the way to check on a pond
May 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nice to see a bank with orchids & cowslips in a mostly improved grassland field on the way to check on a pond
The Derbyshire ARG volunteers doing an amphibian survey at Swadlincote Woodlands for South Derbyshire DC. Mixture of torchlight surveys on the small ponds & bottle trapping the lagoons
April 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Derbyshire ARG volunteers doing an amphibian survey at Swadlincote Woodlands for South Derbyshire DC. Mixture of torchlight surveys on the small ponds & bottle trapping the lagoons
Great to see our volunteers in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire reaching out to local communities to help them understand them what’s going on in their ponds. Introducing folk to the magic of the secret underwater world.
April 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Great to see our volunteers in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire reaching out to local communities to help them understand them what’s going on in their ponds. Introducing folk to the magic of the secret underwater world.
Our first post on Bluesky - a georgeous female adder basking, celebrating all the hard work and efforts by our partners and volunteers on the Cannock Chase National Landscape adder conservation project to create and connect habitat including some rather impressive hibernation structures.
April 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Our first post on Bluesky - a georgeous female adder basking, celebrating all the hard work and efforts by our partners and volunteers on the Cannock Chase National Landscape adder conservation project to create and connect habitat including some rather impressive hibernation structures.