I love slow worms.Daughter started her job with the ecology consultancy last week. It fits round her job at the filling station.
Last week they put out squares of roof felt at regular intervals for the reptiles to hide under and bask on.
Yesterday a "reptile fence" went up to prevent new ones moving in.
Today she did her first patrol looking for reptiles to move to a new home. She wasn't expecting much as the weather hasn't been great, but ...
A juvenile slow worm (a legless lizard) about 15cm/6" long put in an appearance
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And now has a new home safely away from the building work due to start there this summer. All British reptiles are scarce
Here it is moving in
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Used to keep them as a teenager.
My favourite was called Ron.
His female was Veronica.
And I had Aaron from the island of Flatholm in the Bristol Channel who was a blue colour.