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Glow worm in garden

SummergardenSummergarden Posts: 28
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Glow Worm - We have never seen one of these before found it last night in our garden we’re in Bucks
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  • HalleSHalleS Posts: 105
    Very interesting! I’ll be out checking my garden tonight 😆
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 8,786
    How fab! I've never seen one here.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,721
    JennyJ said:
    How fab! I've never seen one here.
    Me neither 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I'm not sure I knew that the UK had glow worms / fire flies.

  • SueAtooSueAtoo Posts: 327
    No fireflies in UK (I believe) but some areas (mainly chalky areas) do glow-worm walks. I went on one on Ivinghoe beacon in Herts, very interesting. The female lives in a small hole in the ground and comes out to attract males. If you pick one up, please put it back close to her hole. 
    East Dorset, new (to me) rather neglected garden.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,159
    How fabulous for you. Wish we had them.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 83,721
    Glow worms to be seen here too 

    https://chillywatch.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/glow-worms-at-barnack-hills-and-holes/

    One of my favourite places. 😊 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • LynLyn Posts: 21,864
    There’s a very good article  in The Guardian about them,  seems people will be their downfall, as with lots of other species! 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • WibbleWibble Posts: 89
    Wow-had no idea there were glow worms in the UK! Thanks for posting!
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