Hunting Snails

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24 May 2020 at 23.25

I've restarted the pre-bed snail hunt and picked up 7 of the little beasties both this evening and last night.

The honeysuckle smells specially wonderful after sunset.

Faye  I was up at 5am and collected 50.   

They are demolishing the cauliflower and pumpkin plants and carrots are a no-show thanks to them. I relocate them far away from gardens.

Bentonbag  I put them in the brown garden waste wheely bin and North Tyneside Council, unwittingly, take them away.

I think there was a citizen's science study a few years ago where a woman worked out (by putting different coloured blobs of nail varnish on their shells) how far you have to take a snail so it won't get back. 

According to this Guardian report it's at least 20 metres, so that's Social Distancing x10 https://www.theguardian.com/.../snails-homing-instinct...

Faye  Some of mine have been dropped off in a lay-by on the way to Wooler, so I don’t think they’ll be back

Bentonbag  None tonight

Faye  12.40am - 25 of the worst offenders caught red-handed! 

If Dominic Cummings had driven 260 miles because he had a box of slugs to relocate I would have understood.

Best to get them now before they start popping out eggs - 50 per week per over the summer.