was the rst study of its kind in the UK, providing a unique insight into the secret lives of snail activity and behaviour, using unconventional visual research techniques to demonstrate the likelihood of dogs coming into contact with snails on an everyday basis.
• Research was commissioned with the Ecology Department of Exeter University to highlight the growing population of slugs and snails and how many could potentially be carrying lungworm. To achieve this 450 garden snails, Cornu apersum, were collected and marked with non-toxic UV paint and LED lights for visual tracking. These snails were then released in an area of rough lawn typical of an average garden and tracked intensely overnight; tracking continued over a period of seven days.