Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Molluscs: land snails 

White lipped snail

Cepaea hortensis


Appearance

Medium sized (1.5 cm diameter) low-spired snail with 3-4 whorls. Shell yellow, mottled or striped irregularly with green-grey coaxial banding and mottling. Umbilicus closed by the lip. Aperture large with undifferentiated yellow lip.

Habitat and sightings

Found under log in grassy area. Not common.