Found this character dozing in the lid of my food waste bin. I thought at first it might be a leopard slug, the largest slug in Britain but decided after consulting a few sluggish websites that it was a Green Cellar Slug (Limacus maculatus). The blue/grey tentacles are a diagnostic feature.
It nipped along pretty speedily when I put it on the patio.
Apparently they don't eat live plant material so not a problem for gardeners. They like lichen on walls and dead plant material so quite good for tidying up in the garden. They are often found in compost heaps and compost bins.
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