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A summer was never complete without hunting slow worms. Even now I get excited that I might find one when moving piles of grass.
I can't have seen one for over 30 years.
Please tell me they are still out there.
They're about, relatively easy to find on hot days.
put a bit of carpet over your compost heap, they will find the heat, if you have any about.
Must have 40-50 on my allotment, keeps the slugs down on my patch & they are amazing to see about.
loads of them at my local resevior, a case of dodge the slow worms in the Summer
Ok must try harder. Shall try and make the perfect habitat and feed them my slugs.
Had a few in my garden over recent years but there could also be several lost tribes too. I must try to sort it out.
One of our cats loves them. Slow moving and wriggly. Much as it pains me we see fewer and fewer each year as the garden gets tidier. Got to make an effort this year to leave the back of the garden untouched so the wildlife can have a bit of space.
where i was living a couple of years ago had slow worms, common lizards and adders in the garden. So yes very much stil around.
last year found on on the Penhydd trail...nope it was 2010
As above I have there are still lots about we see plenty at our allotment and sometimes at home too
Bunny hopped one in Applecross this spring.
Don't fear they are around still.
I've seen one on the Isle of Wight (dead), Braunton (alive) and somewhere else (can't remember now) in the last couple of years.
Look harder 😉
Seen plenty of adders over braunton burrows but no slow worms.
Even a vulture once!
Found one trying to get across our concrete drive at work last year, poor thing. Not making much headway on that surface. Picked it up and put it round the back where there's gravel and a fair bit of bramble and stuff between us and next door. A couple of years ago I found a newt marching across the floor in the warehouse at work as well. Heaven alone knows where either came from, we're in the middle of a busy industrial estate, and the nearest water must be over half a mile away. The newt was taken to a pool recommended by the local wildlife people.
It was the determined, purposeful manner it was marching across our floor that amused me, but how it hadn't got squashed by our forklift I'll never know.