The garden is gradually taking shape, especially Jane's vegetable plot, however there are still areas under the trees that need taming. Yesterday I wss shredding some branches and as I removed a branch from a pile underneath there was the largest snake I've ever seen in this country. It sat there long enough for me to get a couple of pictures before hissing at me then it slithered beneath a pile of logs.

We looked it up and were pleased to find it was a grass snake and not an adder.