Cepaea nemoralis
Also known as the ‘Grove Snail’ or the ‘Banded Snail’, the lip of the shell is always dark brown. The shell colour is variable, from cream, yellow, brown or pink, and is often similar to the White-lipped Snail (Cepaea hortensis). Shell diameter 20 to 24mm.
Found in a range of habitats, but favours woodland, hedgerows, meadows and sand dunes. Also found in gardens. It feeds on a wide range of vegetation. Common and widespread throughout, except northern Scotland.
Photographs of Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis), taken October 2011, local field, Staffordshire. © Pete Hillman 2011. Camera used Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38.
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Great photos, you can see so much detail on the shell!
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Thank you 🙂
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Very nice! What a beautiful pattern and polish to this snail.
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂 Despite them munching through your garden, some snails have quite attractive and detailed shells.
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Nice photos!
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Thank you 🙂
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How beautiful. I find it interesting that shells need their native environment for their beauty. Empty shells on a shelf usually don’t seem as beautiful.
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Thank you, Pat 🙂
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Never seen this species over here in SA, but distinctly remember them from when I lived on the UK.
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Nature…the great artist!!
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I love snails – their shells are so perfectly formed by nature. Thanks for sharing. I have just started a poetry blog here on WordPress in case you have time to look? Have a good day, Sam 🙂
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Another great shot! I am raising this kind of snail…though I’ll have to double check that it’s not a white-lipped one. I’ll have to check back to i.d. it!
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Thank you 🙂
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No problem.
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