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Sub 1 yr olds active 14th Jan:

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Chris Rose Member Joined: 12 Apr 2004 No. of posts: 2 View other posts by Chris Rose	Posted: 15 Jan 2007 Two sub 1 year Slow Worms seen on my allotment site in Bristol on 14th January 2007. One at 14.05 on the surface of south-facing slope to a pile of dead vegetation, but under thin (circa 2mm) carpet overlying the same, and presumably engaging in thigmothermy, since it was partly coiled up. Quite damp under the carpet, and some moisture on the surface of the animal. A second was found at 16.05 on the next door plot, under a thin piece of carpet lying on a flat terrace in the south-facing slope. May have been foraging since the soil underneath was bare and there didn't seem enough immediate protection from the cold. I obtained the following data for this date from the internet site of an amateur weather station located a couple of miles away: Maximum temperature: 8.9 degrees C at 13.13 (Minimum 2.9 degrees C at 08.37) Soil temperature at 5 cm deep 7.8 degrees C Humidity 87% That's obviously a general picture of 'local' conditions, but I wasn't carrying around the kit to take relevant on-site micro-habitat readings ..... Chris Rose

james4 Senior Member Joined: 13 Nov 2006 No. of posts: 466 View other posts by james4	Posted: 16 Feb 2007 great.do you have any pics of the slow worms or the area they were in. http://ukreptiles.proboards55.com

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