Hampshire Amphibian & Reptile Group
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Welcome to the Hampshire Amphibian & Reptile Group (HARG) Webpages. Here you can find out more about amphibian and reptile conservation in Hampshire & on the island, home to 12 out of 13 of the UK’s native amphibians & reptiles.
Hampshire Amphibian & Reptile Group is coordinated by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Trust and is affiliated to ARG UK . The main objectives of the group are:
- to promote the conservation of amphibians & reptiles and their habitats in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
- to record, monitor and survey Biodiversity Action Plan species
- to provide habitat management advice on threatened amphibians & reptiles
- to foster an interest in amphibian and reptile conservation in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Everyone with an interest in amphibians and/or reptiles is very welcome to join Hampshire Amphibian and Reptile Group and get involved in surveys, come along to HARG events and meet other enthusiasts.
To join the Hampshire Amphibian & Reptile Group, you need to be a member of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. Please click here to join from only £3 a month.
Then, please email feedback@hwt.org.uk with your name and membership number to let us know you would like to join HARG.
NEWS: HARG have published their first Herpetofauna report, which shows the distribution of amphibians and reptiles in Hampshire from 2000 to 2010. Download your copy here.
We need your records!
So we can monitor and conserve the amphibian and reptile species in Hampshire and on the Island, we need to establish which species are found where. You can help by recording every time you see an amphibian or reptile in the county and submitting you record to the Hampshire County Amphibian and Reptile Recorder:- HARGRecorder@hwt.org.uk
Please include the following information:
- Your name, the date and time of day you saw the amphibian or reptile
- The precise location of the amphibian or reptile (include a post code and also a grid reference if possible, e.g. SU123456).
- The species seen (use the scientific name if known).
- Additional details e.g. alive/dead, number of individuals etc will also be useful
If you have lots of records to send in, why not download our electronic species recording form and guidance notes and e-mailing it in to HARGRecorder@hwt.org.uk
Spring 2010 HARG News available to download
Events & Activities Diary
Click here to see what the group is doing over the next few months, including talks, walks, surveys and more. Come along and meet amphibian and reptile experts and enthusiasts, learn more about amphibians and reptiles and get involved in their conservation.
If you would like to volunteer with the Amphibian & Reptile Group, helping at events, with surveys and on practical conservation projects for amphibians and reptiles, please email us.
Thank you for your patience while we develop these pages.
