B'ham & Black Country Amphibian and Reptile Group

Have you spotted any spawn? Let us know on the form below or on our website 🐸

Spot the smooth newts! How many can you count in this picture? These young newts were found using this log as a refugia, i.e. hiding place, at Pelsall North Common during a recent reptile walk with our Coalface to Wildspace team and @BBC_ARG_ @HeritageFundUK

Next week is our #FREE Reptile Walk at Pelsall North Common, #Walsall. Why not join our Coalface to Wildspace team and @BBC_ARG_ to explore the park in search of our wonderful and elusive common lizards? Sign up for #FREE here: tinyurl.com/reptilewalk2

Our #CoalfaceToWildspace team paired up with @BBC_ARG_ for a #reptile walk at Pelsall North Common. Not many #lizards were spotted, but the group was delighted to find plenty of young #amphibians. Thanks to @HeritageFundUK for funding this project.

Did you spot that @ARGroupsUK are nominated? ARGs across the country are always doing their best to boost amphibian and reptile conservation and recording!

@grs_st @CannockChaseNL @ARGroupsUK What an excellent sighting! 🐍 If you haven’t already recorded it, it would be great if you could pop a sighting on recordpool.org.uk

Yay, first Grass snakes of the year and first on @CannockChaseNL for a few years. Superb creatures. Chuffed. @ARGroupsUK @BBC_ARG_ #reptiles

If YOU live, work or study in Brum or The Black Country, please get involved in #SpawnWatch! Together you can gather records to help @ARC_Bytes @BBC_ARG_ @WTBBC protect our awesome amphibians! They urgently need our help so PLEASE share everywhere 👇 bbcwildlife.org.uk/Spawnwatch

We’re well into the #SpawnWatch season now and many of you may have already spotted #spawn, but what do you do if you think it needs to be moved? Should you? What are the potential issues? Project Officer Matt dives in and offers some insight ⬇️🐸 youtu.be/fPXoURss6FA?si…

@Freshwaterhabs are looking for volunteers to take part in the Urban Pond Count Project, an England-wide survey to help us estimate the number of ponds in urban areas, so we can help protect them and the species they support. freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/projects/urban…

It's that time of year again! We need your help to keep track of amphibians in Birmingham and the Black Country!

The first #spawnwatch reports from across our region have started coming in! Make sure you let us know if you spot frogs, toads, or their spawn. @WTBBC have a handy form linked below, and you can send any other records to us via @EcoRecording or recordpool.org.uk 🐸🦎🐍

A fantastic day at Pelsall Common today, huge thanks to everyone who came along and helped us 🦎🐸🦎 We spent a good few hours clearing young trees from important heathland habitat and added to a nicely developing brash heap. Another great BBCARG result 😁

If you live in or near #Walsall, why not join our #CoalfaceToWildspace team for their community tree planting days? They will be working together with @WalsallCouncil to plant trees, provided by the @WoodlandTrust. More info: froglife.org/events/ Thanks to the @WestMids_CA

#ToadPatrol season is approaching, and patrols are looking for volunteers. To see patrols that need help, visit: ow.ly/5bBQ50QpU8R You can also search for and contact your local Toad Patrol by using our #ToadsOnRoads map: ow.ly/IRMq50QpU8Q

And we’re a go! Won’t be long till we start getting sightings in more places across the country. As always you can submit sightings via recordpool.org.uk 🐸

If you think anyone you know deserves recognition make sure you nominate them!

Long term partnership work with one of the many wonderful and sadly often unsung local and regional volunteer groups that support the park with tireless activity #volunteers #nature #convervation #reptiles

Heathlands are essential habitats for reptiles and amphibians and if not managed carefully they can become shaded, with birch trees usually the first to arrive. Today we removed a good amount of young birch trees at @SuttonParkNNR to keep the habitat suitable for reptiles🦎

📢 Funding Opportunity Calling on all early career amphibian conservationists, researchers, and practitioners to apply for a fully funded opportunity to attend the 10th World Congress of Herpetology. Apply with the link below; amphibians.org/what-we-do/acr…

⚠️This is the final chance to purchase tickets for our one-day Joint Science Meeting with @BritishHerpSoc at @BNSS1 museum🐍🐸🥼🔬 🎫Ticket sales close at 5pm on 17th November (this Friday)! See more about the event and get tickets here👉 arc-trust.org/Event/scientif…

Join Rebecca Morris, Research Assistant in Herpetological Genomics, for a fascinating talk on amphibians and reptiles on Monday 20th Nov at 7:30 pm. All are welcome! Free food and drinks at the @Arena_Theatre at 7 pm! Can't make it? Watch on Zoom - us02web.zoom.us/j/86882311442