At a reasonably early age I threw away my worm shovel. That happened when an old Cracker friend showed me the art of “grunting” worms. When I asked if I could dig for some fish bait around his place, ...

Referred to as “legless lizards”, slow worms are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, meaning it is an offence to kill, injure or sell them.

Slow worms are often mistaken for snakes, but these 'legless lizards' can be spotted in UK gardens and woodland. Slow worms are often mistaken for snakes, ...