......One of many which live, surprisingly, under the artificial grass in their totally wildlife unfriendly garden.
A slow worm looks like a snake but actually it isn't, it's a legless lizard. This one must be a young one because it's quite small. They can grow to 50cm.
Lovely photo of Niamh but a pity you were so close. You need to stand further back and get down to her level to avoid the distortion here of a big head and little body.
