Stars of the earth

Always wanted to see the native insects, I know there are a few English colonies, can you enlighten us? I've only ever seen them in northern Spain. Interesting photos!

I've only ever seen them on the continent as well.

You may find your local UK nature reserve will often do 'Glow worm' counts. Hope you mange to see them sometime.

Here's a LINK to the BBC and a Radio 4 programme about glow worms. I have read elsewhere that they are around in many places, it requires a night time walk at this time of the year in suitable areas like heath and grassland. Our local ones are carefully monitored and although I knew about them had never gone out to see them. My daughter was doing a few days house sitting for a friend who lives near the glow worms so I asked her to phone me if she saw any, with results! Apologies for the quality of the photographs they are better on my phone than on here, the second one was backlit but that isn't showing up well.