Fred the Greek Spur Thigh tortoise has spent his 90-plus years in Marie Baur-Wilkins’ family - from her grandmother to her aunty and then to her.
But now, Fred has made one bid for adventure, to see the world beyond the family’s garden in Whitchurch.
The call of the wooded area underneath the garden fence was too much for the nonagenarian tortoise, who made his bid for freedom this week and hasn’t been seen since.
