The World Worm Charming Championships are being held today outside Nantwich in Cheshire. Chief wormer and organiser of the championships, Mike Forster, told the Today programme that competitors ...

A tradition known as "worm grunting," "worm fiddling" or "worm charming" takes advantage of this earthworm response to vibrations. Using a stick or a saw, people generate vibrations in the soil to ...

Forget snake charming - worm charming is far more fun! You might not have heard of it, but worm charming (also known as worm fiddling or worm grunting) is the traditional art of attracting ...

So why not try an ‘alternative’ sport? This year, 10,000 Brits will take part in eccentric events such as worm-charming, nettle-eating, shin-kicking and wife-carrying. According to a recent T ...