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mikebrown
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Posted: 30 Jun 2005

I've already accidentally put this message under slow-worms, but as a keen herpetologist who previously lived in South Buckinghamshire, I would be very interested to hear from anyone who now lives in that area, as it seems to me that there has been an alarming decline in snakes especially since I was a kid there in the late 60's/early 70's, when grass snakes, adders, slow-worms and Common Lizards could be found commonly at a number of sites (not sure if I should say where). On the occasions I return nowadays, all I can find is the odd common Lizard or Slow-worm. I notice that there has been a serious loss of heathland habitat, not only because of building and road construction , but also because a lot of former heathland has been allowed to change to woodland, especially the local Commons.

I know this has occured elsewhere as well, but surely not on this scale?

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