In message , Steve
writes
Follwing on from a discussion in another newsgroup, I wondered if
anyone here could explain the increase in the snail population in
recent years?

I don't recall seeing a single snail when I was a kid in the 60s and
70s, and even up until fairly recently (say the last 10 to 15 years)
but now they appear to be everywhere.

There did seem to be a vast increase - some years in snails, others in
slugs - but since the last hot dry summer (seems centuries ago...), a
lot fewer around here!

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Klara, Gatwick basin