Last Sunday, KRAG volunteers visited Boxley Warren, a site that KRAG has just started to monitor following a successful work party this winter.  The site is on the scarp slope of the North Downs just to the north of Maidstone and, as you can see from the picture, certainly forms some of the steepest slopes of this scarp.  Although the weather was bright there was a chill in the air and a breeze that stripped any warmth from the sun.  Not ideal reptile surveying conditions then and hopes were not especially high when we set off, necks craned upwards looking at where we were going to have to climb to.  Sure enough, there weren't great surveying conditions but although we weren't lucky enough to find any adders we did manage to uncover two slow-worms later on in the morning.

Despite the poor weather, occasions like these are still a great opportunity for KRAG members to meet up, share experiences and learn about what makes a good reptile sites and what factors can limit the success of reptiles too.  Look out for similar walks later on in the year on our events page with the next ramble due to take place at Bredhurst Woods in September.