Strawberry Snail - Trochulus striolatus

10mm but can grow larger. Shell colour ranges from dirty yellowish-brown through chestnut brown or even a purplish-grey. It usually has five or six whorls and has a slightly raised spire. It has coarse growth ridges running across each whorl and a deep umbilicus.

• adults 10mm or more
• many coarse growth ridges across each whorl
• slight 'shoulder' or keel on the shell rim - sometimes showing as a paler line
• white ridge inside the mouth

Any well-vegetated habitat, especially in lower-lying areas with plenty of moisture.

Mainly nocturnal, but can be found feeding in the daytime, especially after rain.

Feeds on a wide range of low vegetation, including strawberries, lettuce plants as well as the foliage of many garden flowers.

Common and widespread throughout most of Britain.

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.