Back in mid January I went to Trewavas head to clear a couple of small sections of stone wall of a years growth of brambles and gorse etc to encourage heat seeking Adders coming out of hibernation to use the small clearings to bask along this south facing wall.
The Adder s were running late this year by comparison to last year's earlier sighting on the 18th February and the previous years first sighting was a remarkable 23rd January
This January and February have been very wet to date but the last few days have been cold and dry at night with lots of sunshine during the day and out they came this morning to bask in my clearings
The two male adders shown here have both shed their winter skins already and look fit and ready for action as soon as the females make a show and looks to mate within the next few weeks.
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