Here are some other websites you may be interested in. If you'd like us to add your website here, please contact us with your website address.
Local conservation sites and groups- Bolton Conservation Volunteers (BCV)Bolton Conservation Volunteers (BCV) was founded in 1976 and over the years the group has evolved and grown to be a thriving, active and highly respected team of practical conservation volunteers, carrying out practical management tasks and also holding indoor meetings with guest speakers
- Cuerden Valley Park TrustCuerden Valley Park is spread over 650 acres in rural Lancashire, close to Preston, Leyland and Chorley. The Park allows people who live in the Preston area to have the countryside on their doorstep.
- Darcy Lever Gravel Pits Action Group (GPAG)The Gravel Pits Action Group, or GPAG for short, was formed in 2003 to help manage the important wildlife site of Darcy Lever Gravel Pits. The group is entirely run by volunteers and works in partnership with the Bolton Councils Ranger Service. We meet regularly on the 2nd Monday of each month to discuss and plan upcoming conservation work and other issues.
- Friends of Chorlton MeadowsA conservation group who take a practical approach to working with the Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service, with an active programme of events throughout the year
- North West BiodiversityThis website is a resource produced by the NWBF, a partnership of public, private and voluntary organisations working together at the regional level to conserve and enhance the biodiversity of the North West for wildlife and people.
- The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North MerseysideFind out about amphibians and reptiles associated with Wildlife Trust sites in Lancashire
- Wigan FlashesThe project of enhancing the Wigan Flashes is very much a working partnership of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Wigan Council, who owns much of the land. The Wigan Flashes Working Group was formed to guide and monitor the ecological management, planning and implementation of work on the Flashes, This initiative has evolved into Greenheart, a project to develop a Regional Park in the Wigan area. The Wigan Flashes Conservation and Community Group were formed to represent the views and opinions of the people who regularly use the site.
National herpetology sites & groups- Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC)'Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC)' has formed from a merger between Froglife and the Herpetological Conservation Trust - officially launched on 7th July 2009
- Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the United Kingdom ARG UKThe network of wildlife volunteer groups concerned with the conservation of native amphibians and reptiles in the UK
- Frog-blogFrog-blog is a site that – documents the inspiring amphibian conservation activities of Andrew Gray and Darren Smy - both herpetologists involved in the management, maintenance and development of the vivarium at the Manchester Museum.
- IUCN Red ListInternational Union for Conservation of Nature -Amphibians on the IUCN Red List
of Threatened Species™
- Million Ponds ProjectThe Million Ponds Project is a collaboration of partners, including major landowners and land managers, led and co-ordinated by Pond Conservation. Phase 1 runs from 2008 to 2012 and aims to create 5,000 clean water ponds in England and Wales.
- National Amphibian and Reptile Recording Scheme (NARRS)NARRS is a national wildlife-monitoring project to measure trends in the conservation status of all UK species of frog, toad, newt, lizard, snake, turtle and terrapin.
- Pond conservation The national charity dedicated to creating and protecting ponds and the wildlife they support. Informative website, including ‘blog’ page
- Reptiles and Amphibians of the UK (RAUK) Reptiles and Amphibians of the UK (RAUK)
- The Amphibian Ark (AArk)AArk was formed to address the ex-situ components of the global Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP). It is a joint effort of 3 principal partners: the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG), and the IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG). AArk’s mission is ‘working in partnerships to ensure the global survival of amphibians – focusing on those that cannot be safeguarded in nature’.
- The British Herpetological Society (BHS)Established in 1947, the British Herpetological Society is one of the most prestigious such societies of its kind in the world. The society’s Herpetological Journal is ranked as one of the leading scientific publications devoted to herpetology
- The European Field Herping Community (EFHC)This a site for sharing photos & field reports, for European ‘herpers’, including amateur and pros...
- The recording website by Lee Brady of KRAGThis site contains news, announcements and reports concerning the conservation of reptiles and amphibians.
- Toads on RoadsFroglife's Toads on Roads campaign has been running for over twenty years, with 700 amphibian crossing points registered around the UK,
where measures are put in place to save toads as they migrate across roads to breeding ponds. Where's your nearest site and can you help out?
Useful mapping, aerial photo & weather linksOther national sites relating to wildlife- Mátra Wildlife ToursProvides reasonably-priced study holidays in Hungary for English-speaking naturalists.The first page of the web site lists their 'Amphibian Extravaganza'!?!
- Nature's CalendarUse this website to view whereabouts in the country the first frogspawn has been recorded, etc...
- Plant life - useful publicationsHere's plantlife's list of pdf publications, providing info on all kinds of conservation matters, including creating ponds and bog gardens etc
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