Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Snake in the Undergrowth at Dunwich Heath

Above. Photo credit: David Gill

We took a picnic to Dunwich Heath today, and down in Docwra's Ditch our eyes alighted on a very small slithery thing, a young adder. It was about 9cm in length and (from a respectable distance) reminded me of a fat earthworm. What a beautiful creature!  
 

David at the 'entrance' to the heath

The beach at Dunwich, with a single jogger and a single swimmer in sight


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