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Adult lizards are rousing themselves from hibernation and increasingly active now. Like many reptiles of temperate climes, they may have overwintered in groups – such communal hibernation sites are known as hibernacula. After dispersing, the lizards spend a lot of time basking. Favoured locations include sun-warmed rocks, banks and hedgerow branches, and fenceposts facing the morning rays. Before long, the lizards will turn their attention to mating, with the first young born live in July.

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