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NARRS site map
 
 
 
  Home - aims and key requirements to achieve aims.  
     
  What is 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.  
     
  Why do we need it? - NARRS will provide information we are currently lacking on the status of amphibians and reptiles in Britain  
  * English Nature Research Report 663  
  * Countryside Council for Wales Contract Science Report 666  
     
  What will it involve? - NARRS will involve a variety of approaches, each depending on the objective.  
  * Elements of NARRS  
     
  Sign up for NARRS - register your interest with NARRS  
     
  Phase 1 progress - NARRS Phase 1 is the project design and development stage needed before NARRS can be implemented nationally.  
  * Phase 1 aims  
  * 2006 pilot surveys page.  
     
  Shared objectives - Shared objectives for NARRS partners  
  * The broad aims  
  * The key requirements  
     
  NARRS partners - who's involved  
     
  2006 pilot surveys - we engaged in wide consultations to gather people's views on how to design effective and workable monitoring schemes for the widespread amphibians and reptiles.  
  * Consultations  
  * Developing survey protocols  
     
  Widespread reptile pilot survey - Following on from our initial consultations, we launched a widespread reptile pilot survey in March.  
  * Instructions and trial protocol  
  * Introduction letter for landowners  
     
  Widespread amphibian survey protocols - NARRS wants to be able to measure the changes in the 'conservation status' of amphibians.  
  * Protocols  
  *One visit form  
  * Three visit form  
  * Supporting notes  
     
  Make the adder count - An adder population monitoring survey co-ordinated by The Herpetological Conservation Trust.  
  * Can you help monitoring adders?  
  * Pilot project 2005  
  * Adder count aims  
  * How you can help  
  * What sort of experience do you need?  
  * How to take part  
     
  Slow-worm survey - Take part in the 'Slow-worm compost survey' as well as learn more about this shy gardener's friend.  
     
  Previous work towards NARRS - The need for a national herpetofauna monitoring scheme has been identified for many years.  
  * English Nature Research Report 663  
  * Countryside Council for Wales Contract Science Report 666  
  * References  
     
  Contact us - tel, fax and e-mail  
  * NARRS Coordinating body  
  * Find out more or get involved  
  * Widespread amphibians - consultations, protocols and pilot survey  
  * Widespread reptiles - consultations, protocols and pilot survey  
  * Make the adder count  
  * Rare species monitoring  
     
  Links  
  * Amphibian and Reptile Groups (ARGs) of the UK  
  * Other websites related to amphibian and reptile recording, monitoring and conservation  
  * NARRS partners’ websites  
Click map to view results for NARRS in 2007