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August 1983. Other records recently sent in
from Witham, Margaretting and Great Waltham.
GRASS SNAKE (Natrix natrix).
This snake occurs in Epping Forest and
surrounding areas. Recently seen by myself at
Galleyhill, Waltham Abbey and in the Lea Valley
Regional Park fish lakes at Nazeing (July 1983)
Few records have come in this year so far.
THE ADDER (Vipera berus).
The Adder still appears in the quieter parts of
Epping Forest, the sea wall areas of Essex and
some of the Trust Reserves. John Dobson reports
one seen at Stock in April 1981 and 8 at Danbury
in the same month. I recorded one on the sea
wall at Peldon in May 1982.
I would like to thank those who have sent in
records and request any more that you can send
for the current year please. In the event of
difficulty in identification of specimens please
do not hesitate to contact me - Telephone
Chelmsford 361475.
DAVID SCOTT
BOOK REVIEW
"A PROVISIONAL ATLAS OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND
REPTILES OF ESSEX"
Essex Biological Records Centres Publication
No. 2. Editor - Colin Plant
This is the second of a series of booklets
the first of which was for the butterflies.