Over the past month, there have been a number of reports of tortoises escaping from their homes in the local area including Callington.  

A tortoise was found on the road on May 22 in Callington by Jen Clarke. Jen had been driving when she spotted the tortoise in the middle of Southern Road near the roundabout. 

“My husband was driving and is thankfully very observant! We pulled over as soon as it was safe and I ran back like a madwoman to pick up the tortoise while trying to direct the traffic away from running it over.” Jen explained. 

Thankfully, the tortoise was uninjured. Jen then took the tortoise to Calweton Vets in Callington where it is being looked after by members of staff.