How do you keep slow worms out your garden?

Slow Worms are a protected species.

Europe: In the UK the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 declares that it is illegal to intentionally kill, injure, sell or advertise to sell them.

1 ) It is illegal to kill, injure or sell wild slow worms.

2 ) The Law only applies to wild animals therefore you are allowed to sell captive bred slow-worms without the need for a license.

3 ) If you wish to sell wild caught slow-worms, a license is required.

4 ) Any animal conceived and born in a controlled environment is considered captive bred, therefore the laws do not apply.

5 ) However, any animal produced as a result of a fertile egg taken from the wild and hatched in a controlled environment (captivity) would be considered taken from the wild and therefore the laws apply.

6 ) Likewise with a gravid female slow-worm taken from the wild and born in a controlled environment would be considered taken from the wild and the laws apply.