Herpetologic Ltd

11/04/2026

A wonderful first survey for a monitoring project 10years post mitigation I believe.

Great crested newts were of course the target species and we was joined by ecologist Laura Barry who is working towards her Class 1 GCN survey licence CL08

Herpetologic Ltd are trialing in the field practical training for ecologists who have attended courses this year which provide the 1st reference in the form of a course certificate - We are pleased to be offering experience and field training to help keep the field craft of newt field survey skills alive

Supporting freelance and independent ecologists get the necessary skills in all survey methods.

The result of the survey this last week - 105 adult newts in torch surveys, visual surveys, egg searches, and aquatic funnel trapping. Netting techniques will be demonstrated on the next survey in Late April/Early May.

We have space for ecologists over May to June in 2026 - please do pm or email [email protected] for more details.

02/02/2026

The end of the Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2026 signals the start of the herpetofauna workers's year. This year's meeting had some very intriguing and worthwhile presentations and workshops.

For the rest of February we will be going through the presentations and workshops that stood out over the weekend. Have I got Newts for You (HIGNFY) was over too quickly it was felt so perhaps the presentations and workshops would be suitable topics to highlight here for followers to learn more about the latest on all things herpetofauna.

People who like, share and comment on these posts will be entered into a prize draw for a free place on our up and coming survey training courses for adders this spring. Look out for more details on that over at our website www.herpetologic.co.uk

31/01/2026

Look out for Jonathan Cranfield at the Herpetofauna Workers' Meeting - grab a selfie and post on here if you are at the meeting -

All selfie takers will be entered into a draw for a free place on our up and coming adder survey, ecology and mitigation training this spring.

06/01/2026

The Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK - ARG UK have their AGM tomorrow.

Sign up for free at this link

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