Large numbers of glow-worms sighted

Despite the poor weather over the previous 48 hours, those who went on the mid-summer day glow-worm walk, organised by the Hodnet Footpaths Group, had a rewarding evening.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_6ntWvoxKQ&w=512] The six people who went along spotted the colony’s highest count of displaying females this year. Fifty-nine individuals in all were seen – not the all-time record, but certainly a sign of a good population.
For more information on glow-worms see the UK Glow-worm Survey website.
Anyone interested in joining a future glow-worm walk should contact the Footpaths Group’s secretary by email.
Update: A second walk the following Friday counted 65 displaying females, putting the first week’s count in the shade.