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mikebrown
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005
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Posted: 03 Jul 2005
About three years ago I found a Slow-worm basking beside a path in the Bowland area of North Lancs (can supply site details on request) and a friend of mine found about 10 in the same area last year under rocks. I am going to check the site out again soon, but has anyone else recorded Slow Worms in this area? (I know they occur slightly further North in Lancashire, in limestone area, but have not heard of any other records for the Bowland area.)
Mike Brown
Merseyside ARG
mikebrown
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Posted: 11 Jul 2005
Found 5 Slow-worms at this site last Wednesday (6/07/05), 2 basking half-hidden in heather and three under rocks. two were full adults, rest young. Interesting thing was all five had complete tails. I think there could be a lot more in the area, but it backs onto a fenced off sheep field with suitable bushes and stone piles.mikebrown38544.7805324074
Mike Brown
Merseyside ARG
poby
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Posted: 15 Dec 2005
Hi mike, I live in preston and am greatly interested in the wildlife that lives around here i go up to bowland often and have seen photographed various pondlife but i have never ever even seen a slow worm or any other reptiles for that matter ( except a few common lizards). plz tell me wherabouts to look.
calumma
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Joined: 27 Jun 2003
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Posted: 16 Dec 2005
Mike,

David Orchard from the South Lancashire ARG would probably also be
interested in your observations. He does haunt the forums so may read this,
otherwise I will drop him an email.

Lee

Lee Brady
Kent Herpetofauna Recorder | Independent Ecological Consultant

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