Slug or worm eggs? (Digging my pond)

TheGreenMan

Hi, 

I’m currently digging out an area for my pond (you inspired me to do it early @zugenie ) and I’ve uncovered a lot of these (see pic). 

I’ve found a few worms under the gravel and then three layers of membrane and also a few slugs. 

Are the eggs from the worms or the slugs? 

If they are slugs eggs, what should I do with them? 

If they are work eggs, should I dig them up and put them in a big pot? Or just dig them in under the pond? 

Your help, as always, is much appreciated? 

barry island

Slug or maybe snail but not worm.

TheGreenMan

I may have also just found two New Zealand flatworms. 😮

BlueBirder

@TheGreenMan Buglife has a flatworm survey https://www.buglife.org.uk/flatworm-survey/ and you can also report them to the non native species secretariat https://www.nonnativespecies.org/search?query=Flatworm 

TheGreenMan

Thanks both. 👍🏼

TheGreenMan

I also have a root issue 😂

Fire

Roots from trees/shrubs?

TheGreenMan

There was a stump that I dug out a few months back so I assume they were from that @Fire

They’ve been dead a while as they were easy to break.