Earthworms are incredibly important to keep soils healthy.“I look forward to seeing if anyone can find an even bigger example by taking part in the Earthworm Watch survey this autumn.”Įarthworm Watch is a survey of earthworms and soil quality run by the Natural History Museum and the Earthwatch Institute in association with the Earthworm Society of Britain. Sherlock said: “With worms this size, Paul must have an incredibly fertile and well-drained veg plot with decaying matter quickly recycled back into the soil. OctoHigher local earthworm diversity in temperate regions than in the tropics by German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig Local earthworm. How Dave had got to be such a size in Cheshire – three times longer and more than five times heavier than an average worm – remains a mystery. But while those worms were almost as long as Dave, measuring 39.6cm, they only weighed 12.6g, to Dave’s 26g.Įxperts believe the earthworms of Rum flourished because of a lack of predators and rich soil. #justiceforDave /tUVD1w7NJk- BBC Breakfast November 4, 2016ĭave had smashed the previous record, held by a worm unearthed in 2015 on the Scottish island of Rum. discovers the grim fate of Dave - the UK's longest ever earthworm.

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