The slow worm is neither a worm nor a snake, but is, in fact, a legless lizard - its identity is given away by its abilities to shed its tail and blink with its eyelids. Slow worms can be found in heathland, tussocky grassland, woodland edges and rides where they can find invertebrates to eat and a sunny patch in which to sunbathe.
Earlier this year we joined senior monitoring and research officer Dr Gwen Hitchcock and conservation officer Dan Bolt at Blow’s Downs nature reserve where they were undertaking a survey on the slow worms as part of a 10-year translocation project. The slow worms were moved to build the Luton-Dunstable guided busway and needed to be relocated to various nature reserves in the area. Gwen and her colleagues have been monitoring the translocated slow worms for ten years after they were moved to ensure they are thriving in their new homes. These slow worms have been handled under license.
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