Snails pace...
2009 was "Year of the Snail" in the walled garden. With slug pellets a complete no no the most effective treatment was late night forays into the vineyard with headtorch and bucket.
That was until a family of ducks moved in. In the most fantastic endorsement of our organic practices the ducks found the vineyard an ideal nesting site and made snails a staple part of their diet for much of the year!