Once within the snail the larvae multiply. This takes from one to three months, again developing faster in warmer weather. Now grown into a tadpole-like shape, the larvae erupt in their hundreds from ...

A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail. This rare species, named for the minute hairs covering its shell, ranks ...

Conservationists are working to save a rare snail species found along the riverside of the Thames in London (Picture: PA) If you go down to the Thames today you might find a nice surprise – a hairy ...