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st rick
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Posted: 09 Feb 2008
I saw my first slow worm of the year today at Burnham Beeches.  It was under tin and only about 3 feet away from an Adder which I was too slow to photograph.  Spring has Sprung



xopher
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Posted: 01 Mar 2008

I saw my first one of the year too, and my first ever! at Allerthorpe Common in North Yorkshire (1st March)

 

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Suzi
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Posted: 01 Mar 2008
Saw my first two slowies in my garden under plastic sheeting in their dedicated compost heap. This is the first chance I've had to look this week (work spoils things!) but the weather hadn't really been so good this week as it was today so maybe their first outing anyway. They were two mid-sized slow worms and one was starting to shed its skin.
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Suzi
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Posted: 02 Mar 2008

11 slow worms today in the same place as yesterday. Several look to be in the shedding process. No last year's young amongst them I noted.

Do they shed as soon as they come out of hibernation or is it dependent on them eating a bit first to beef them up?


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Boris the Berus
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Posted: 03 Apr 2008

Some pictures of today's slow worms. (3rd April 2008)

 


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st rick
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Posted: 04 Apr 2008

After a slow day (ahem!) a slow worm from Lightwater, April 3rd.


Boris the Berus
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Posted: 05 Apr 2008

4th April Portland.


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Suzi
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Posted: 06 Apr 2008

Boris, judging by the ant size in one of your pix I'm guessing the slow worms in that one are last year's babes.

Yesterday I found over 20 in my compost heap under the black plastic. One tangle had 14 or so and the other 6 at least. I need to download the pix and count them!


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Boris the Berus
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Posted: 08 Apr 2008
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Yesterday I found over 20 in my compost heap under the black plastic. One tangle had 14 or so and the other 6 at least. I need to download the pix and count them!

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I'd love to see the pictures.

I must have seen about 20ish today even though there was frost on the ground.


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Boris the Berus
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Posted: 08 Apr 2008

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Suzi
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Posted: 08 Apr 2008

Boris,

I will ask my son for the pix and put them on here. He took the pix and moving footage! It was very interesting watching it. What a sad pair we are!


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AGILIS
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Posted: 10 Apr 2008
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