![Slow worms exposed from under black plastic](https://widecombe-in-the-moor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/slow_worms_crop-600x560.jpeg)
We were uncovering an area of our vegetable patch recently that we had protected with some black plastic and underneath were two slow worms and a toad.
No doubt they were enjoying the protection and warmth that the plastic might have offered plus a (seemingly) unlimited supply of slugs and snails that always seem to inhabit that area.
They were all moved to a place of safety. Lovely to see these understandably shy creatures.