Despite looking like snakes, slowworms are in fact legless lizards. They used to be quite common in back gardens, but these days you rarely see them. If you are lucky, they can be found basking in the sun, but more likely they will be sheltering underneath something warm. Croome have adopted several hundred slowworms and have introduced them into the quieter areas of the parkland, safe from threats such as dogs and of course Pepper the cat.