Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
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Amphibian and Reptile Conservation is a British
wildlife charity
formed in July 2009 from two similar organisations Froglife
and the Herpetological Conservation Trust
. It supports the conservation of frogs, toads, newts, snakes and lizards, and the habitats on which they depend.
The ARC Trust have 20 dedicated staff members working over the UK
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation owns, leases or formally manages over 80 reserves covering more than 1500 ha (3800 acres) and a variety of different habitats, from coastal dunes to clay pits, woodland to heathland. We're one of the UK's leading managers of lowland dry heathland and work in close co-operation with private landowners and various organisations.
The ARC Trust own ten sites totalling just over 170 ha.:- Lions Hill, Noon Hill, Great Ovens Hill, Ham Common, East Worgret, Norden, Corfe Bluff, Martello Road Cliffs and Purbeck Close in Dorset, and Witley, Hankley and Hyton Marsh in Surrey. The purchase of these sites has been made possible as a result of generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the European Union's LIFE Grant, The British Herpetological Society, Viridor through the land fill tax credit system, and donations from landowners.
ARC Projects - There are a large number of important projects which the ARC trust run and are involved in - National great crested newt project, Million Ponds Project in partnership with Ponds Conservation, Natterjacks in Cumbria,
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wildlife charity
Charitable organization
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formed in July 2009 from two similar organisations Froglife
Froglife
Froglife is a British wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles and their associated habitats. The charity aims to encourage as many people as possible, from all walks of life, to get involved in wildlife conservation and habitat protection.-Conservation...
and the Herpetological Conservation Trust
Herpetological Conservation Trust
The Herpetological Conservation Trust is a British wildlife charity for the conservation of herpetofauna: amphibians and reptiles. It was founded in 1989 by Vincent Weir and Ian Swingland of DICE and launched at the First World Congress of Herpetology in Canterbury that year...
. It supports the conservation of frogs, toads, newts, snakes and lizards, and the habitats on which they depend.
The ARC Trust have 20 dedicated staff members working over the UK
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation owns, leases or formally manages over 80 reserves covering more than 1500 ha (3800 acres) and a variety of different habitats, from coastal dunes to clay pits, woodland to heathland. We're one of the UK's leading managers of lowland dry heathland and work in close co-operation with private landowners and various organisations.
The ARC Trust own ten sites totalling just over 170 ha.:- Lions Hill, Noon Hill, Great Ovens Hill, Ham Common, East Worgret, Norden, Corfe Bluff, Martello Road Cliffs and Purbeck Close in Dorset, and Witley, Hankley and Hyton Marsh in Surrey. The purchase of these sites has been made possible as a result of generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the European Union's LIFE Grant, The British Herpetological Society, Viridor through the land fill tax credit system, and donations from landowners.
ARC Projects - There are a large number of important projects which the ARC trust run and are involved in - National great crested newt project, Million Ponds Project in partnership with Ponds Conservation, Natterjacks in Cumbria,