In the last few weeks I have been privileged to see several lizards. Some of them have been slow worms (a legless lizard), but I have also seen two other lizards which is a much more unusual sighting. The first one was seen running across the track that leads to Wedgewood, whilst the second I came across whilst moving some fencing stakes that I had previously stacked down the lane from home. These are beautiful UK animals yet rarely seen or appreciated..
Today, Dylan, the dog, was very interested in a creature in the hedgerow. As lots of pheasant poults have recently been released, I felt it likely that he had discovered one in hiding. I then saw a creature move along the hedge bottom. Intrigued, I encouraged him to continue his investigations, watching closely for further movement. The result, a large rat ambled its way through the undergrowth. It was probably too fat to move quickly having been feasting on the post harvest gleanings along with the many woodpigeons. Fortunately, Dylan quickly lost interest.
