Richard Collins: Snake tunnel adds up to wildlife win

The genetic diversity of the adder population was being impacted by their fear of crossing a busy road — but a sun-warmed tunnel could be the perfect solution

European Adder (Vipera berus) — this shy adder can be spotted basking in the sunshine. Unlike mammals, snakes can’t warm their bodies internally; they depend on the sun to heat up their muscles

How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child – King Lear

In September 1981, a group of Welsh women began a protest at the Greenham Common airbase. They sought to prevent nuclear-armed cruise missiles being deployed there. In December of the following year, 30,000 women joined hands and encircled the airfield. They won — the last missiles left the base in 1991.