Some new publications that may be of interest:

The Private Life of Adders by Roger McPhail published by Merlin Unwin books.  Hardback with lots of nice photos. 

The Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook published by Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.  Sister publication to the Reptile Habitat Management Handbook. Available from ARC or you can download a low resolution copy from the ARC website.

Creating Garden Ponds for Wildlife. A 32-page, A5 booklet produced by Pond Conservation and sponsored by World of Water.  Readable on World of Water's website.  Paper copies also heading out to ARGs.

And there's an article on striped grass snakes by Darryn Nash in the Herpetological Bulletin (Spring issue) available to BHS members.