{"id":2719,"date":"2020-04-22T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T10:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?p=2719"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:34:22","slug":"slow-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/slow-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"A ‘slow’ pace of life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s business as usual here at terra firma, albeit with all of us working remotely and finding new and intriguing ways to communicate design ideas and thoughts. We\u2019re still busy delivering projects but drawings that used to take five minutes to scan and prepare are proving to be a little more challenging, with conversations on the phone that go along the lines of:
\u201cSee the tree in the top left corner, now down a bit, down a bit. Oh no! Blank screen! Help!\u201d
Well, you get the picture\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keeping up with tf traditions and vital for maintaining health and wellbeing.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There has been one aspect of working from home that has been intriguing. It\u2019s suddenly having the time to notice the small things that are happening in the garden during lunch breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week yielded a few new surprises, with one in particular that I\u2019d like to share. It\u2019s certainly been of interest to a project ecologist I\u2019ve been working with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now, either she (I\u2019m assuming it\u2019s a she by the colour) has been living here for a while or has taken up residence in the quiet and secluded corner of the border \u2013 along with several other of our native animals.\u00a0 It surprises me as the garden is the local \u2018cat super-highway\u2019 and cats are known to prey on them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing a slow-worm up close has been an education so I left her undisturbed, sunbathing, and watched her quietly glide into a crack in the soil beneath the Rock Rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve had time to notice the little things\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Five fascinating facts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Slow-worms love to eat small white slugs (great for the new seedling).<\/li>
  2. The slow-worm is actually a legless lizard (not a snake) and can grow up to 50cm in length.<\/li>
  3. Protected in the \u2018UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981\u2019 and Priority Species<\/em> under the UK\u2019s \u2018Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework\u2019.<\/li>
  4. Slow-worms have a shiny appearance \u2013 males are a greyish-brown and females are brown with dark sides (some females also have a thin line down their back).<\/li>
  5. Slow-worms can blink \u2013 or wink! Snakes cannot.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    My next step was to report the sighting and suddenly keep a weather-eye out for feline hunters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can find a series of identification guides here: https:\/\/www.arc-trust.org\/report-your-sightings<\/a> <\/p>\n

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