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Telegraph
6 days ago
- Telegraph
Tortoise found 2.8 miles from home after 16 days on the run
A runaway tortoise was found nearly three miles from home, 16 days after escaping from its pen in Devon. Shelly the leopard tortoise vanished from Shillingford Abbot, near Exeter on July 9. The 40lb reptile was then discovered near The Orange Elephant ice cream parlour, close to the A379 near Kennford, some 2.8 miles away as the crow flies. Nick Phillips, Shelly's owner, said: 'She was spotted by the farmer, who thought she was a big rock. Luckily, he realised rocks don't usually move and gave us a call.' The family had looked for the tortoise in verges, undergrowth and local woods, and used thermal imaging to try and spot her. Mr Phillips said Shelley's appetite had diminished after returning home, adding: 'We tried runner beans, cabbage, cucumber, the full monty. She wasn't interested. I've no idea what she's been eating, but clearly it wasn't salad.' Mr Phillips's daughter Becky said: 'She's quite big and can travel nearly a mile a day. It seems people don't know what to do when they see a tortoise on the loose, because she was just left there. 'We think she escaped by clawing under the chicken wire of her pen.'
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Runway Devon tortoise found after 16-day adventure
A leopard tortoise has finally been apprehended after 16 days on the what might be the slowest jailbreak ever, Shelley, a 20-year-old, 40lb (18kg) reptile vanished from her pen in Shillingford Abbot, near Exeter, on 9 was discovered in a farmer's field near the Orange Elephant, close to the A379 near Kennford, about 2.8 miles (4.5km) away as the crow flies."She was spotted by the farmer who thought she was a big rock," said owner Nick Phillips. "Luckily, he realised rocks don't usually move and gave us a call." Shelley returned home in good spirits, although with a suspicious lack of appetite."We tried runner beans, cabbage, cucumber, the full Monty," Mr Phillips said."She wasn't interested. I've no idea what she's been eating, but clearly it wasn't salad."The escape route had now been reinforced."There was a little chink in the armour, just some chicken wire," he said."That's all patched up now. If she wants out again, she's going to have to give it some really serious thought."
BBC News
02-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Kingsbridge man charged with murder of woman pleads not guilty
A man charged with murdering a woman in Devon has pleaded not Sutton, 30, of West Charleton Court, Kingsbridge, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court on Monday charged with the murder of Aimee 22-year-old died on the A379 Embankment Road in Kingsbridge in the early hours of Wednesday 23 April.A trial date has been set for 20 October at Plymouth Crown Court.
