snails
Guide to slugs and snails: how to identify common species and protect your plants
High rainfall and suitable habitat enable slugs and snails to thrive in the UK, much to the annoyance of many gardeners. Our guide to slugs and snails explains how these small gastropods play a vital role in the ecosystem, plus how to identify common species and to protect your plants in a wildlife-friendly way.
Scientists urge gardeners to throw snails away
It’s a common problem during growing season, snails and slugs nibbling at the leaves of the green shoots of spring.
Edible snails, Kent
Julia has a passion for classic British produce – but can she be persuaded to embrace eating snails?
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Poaching devastates rare British snail population
Poachers in Surrey have been caught with bags of rare snails, with the intention of selling them to local restaurants.