Having lived in this house since I was about 7 (I'm 22 now), I've always known what's been in my garden. We used to get slow worms all the time when I was younger, but then the neighbour and her army of cats moved in and I hadn't seen any for years.
Well last year saw the return of frogs, and this year I've found my first live slow worm! I say live because I already found a half mangled one, cheers cats. I made sure it reached the safety of the bushes before I went back inside, it's just so nice to know that the past couple of years of making an environment for wildlife hasn't gone to waste!