Amphibian and Reptile Group of South Lancashire

www.argsl.org.uk

Established to promote amphibian and reptile conservation in the north west

Latest News: HCT is running an additonal 'Great Crested Newt Surveying' training day: 19th May at Rixton

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You can now tell us about your reptile and amphibian sightings using our online recording form.

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Upcoming Events

Sun 19 Jul 2009
ARGSL attendance at Moses Gate fair

Projects

Latest Website Links

Friends of Chorlton Meadows
Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK
David Orchard is now HCT's Pond Project Officer
The Herpetological Conservation Trust

Homepage: About us

The Amphibian and Reptile Group for South Lancashire (ARGSL) is group of conservation volunteers based in the Lancashire and Greater Manchester area (spanning a pretty flexible geographical range, but centred around the Bolton - Preston area).

The group was established in 2004 and members come from a range of backgrounds; some are highly experienced herpetologists (people who study reptiles and amphibians); others are simply keen to learn more; some work in conservation jobs; and others have completely unrelated careers but are keen amateur naturalists.

All are united by ARGSL’s aims, which are to help conserve and protect amphibian and reptile species, and to promote better awareness of the conservation issues they face.

ARGSL achieves its aims by undertaking a wide range of practical tasks, including:

Practical habitat management tasks.
Surveys for amphibians and reptiles to record their distribution
Amphibian rescue schemes (e.g. gully-pot rescues during migration to ponds)
Raising awareness by organising activities and attending public events
Working with other local and national organisations (e.g. pond conservation and herpetological conservation programmes)

How you can help....

You can help and support the work of ARGSL by:

You could join us! Becoming a member is a great way to get involved and to hear about our projects and achievements.
Send us some amphibian & reptile Records to help guide future conservation efforts
Come along and help us with Events and Training
Make a donation - the money will go directly towards conservation work
Suggest activities - are there any amphibian and reptile conservation issues we should know about?

Working with ARGSL

ARGSL is keen to work with land managers and landowners to help improve sites for amphibians and reptiles. If you’d like to find out more about how we could help please contact us.

ARGSL is part of the national network of Amphibian and Reptile Groups that together make up ARG UK. This means our members are covered by ARG UK insurance whilst undertaking practical tasks, and also recieve discount on ARG UK events. Since ARGSL is part of the 'North West Region' (of ARG UK) we are affiliated with some other local groups: there is our sister group 'ARG South Manchester' and also the North Merseyside ARG and the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ARGSL is a voluntary group and is run by a committee of dedicated people. New members are always welcome!

How do we spend our money?

ARGSL does not hold large cash reserves and group funds are spent on practical work to benefit amphibians and reptiles. So far ARGSL has provided funding to enable the construction of new ponds at Wigan Flashes and Cuerden Valley Park, Preston. Future donations will be used to create more ponds at new sites. If you would like ARGSL to consider working on a site near you, please contact us.