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A New Species of Snake in the UK…?

Bat Survey Cardiff — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:04:23 +0000

Recent reports in the press may have alerted you to a ‘new’ species of grass snake in the UK. Unfortunately, most of the reports have been very misleading or downright incorrect. Fortunately, Acer Ecology can set the record straight and … Read More

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Reptile Mitigation Guidelines Withdrawn

Bat Survey Cardiff — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:28:29 +0000

Natural England has withdrawn the Reptile Mitigation Guidelines published in September of last year. Following feedback from consultation, they are seeking to clarify a number of areas in order to ensure that the guidance affecting planning applications is clear and … Read More

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Smooth Snake – Species Guide

Bat Survey Cardiff — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:10:46 +0000

Smooth snakes (Coronella austriaca) are rare, secretive, well camouflaged and unlikely to be encountered, existing as they do only in several locations in the south of England. Identification Smooth snakes are smaller than our other native snakes (adders and grass … Read More

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Slow Worm – Species Guide

Bat Survey Cardiff — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:10:37 +0000

Often mistaken for a snake, our most commonly encountered reptile is in fact a lizard, the slow worm (Anguis fragilis). Snakes do not have eye lids, instead their eyes are covered in a transparent scale. Slow worms have eye lids … Read More

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Common Lizard – Species Guide

Bat Survey Cardiff — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:10:32 +0000

The common lizard (Zootoca vivipara) is the most common of the UK’s three native lizards. It is often seen quickly scuttling away from human disturbance in dry, open habitats such as heaths. Identification If you see a lizard in the … Read More

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Grass Snake – Species Guide

Bat Survey Cardiff — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:10:29 +0000

Identification The Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) is Britain’s longest snake, with large females sometimes reaching up to 1.5m in length! Grass snakes are usually olive green with black bars along the flanks and small black dots on the dorsal side. … Read More

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Sand Lizard – Species Guide

Bat Survey Cardiff — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:10:29 +0000

The sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) is one of the UK’s three native lizards. It can be found only on a handful of sites, mainly in the south of England. They are incredibly well camouflaged and difficult to spot. If you … Read More

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The Adder- Species Guide

Bat Survey Cardiff — Sun, 01 May 2011 09:10:18 +0000

Introduction and Identification The Common Adder (Vipera berus) is a member of the Viperinae family and is Britain’s only venomous reptile. They are relatively short and fat compared with our other common snake, the grass snake (Natrix helvetica), growing up … Read More

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