How lucky is he? Schoolboy finds seven-leaf clover while out walking his dog

If a four-leaf clover brings good luck, then what on earth can one with seven leaves do?

Whatever the answer, perhaps Alastair Barnes - who has found one in a nature reserve - should be allowed to pick his family's Lottery numbers this week.



The nine-year-old found the rare plant close to his home in Coombe Bissett, near Salisbury in Wiltshire.

Lucky: Alistair Barnes with his seven-leaf clover



He discovered it while searching for four-leaf clovers - which are relatively common compared with his find - as he was walking his dog with his father Jonathan.



Alastair has placed the clover in a book to protect it.

He said: 'I was really hoping to find a four-leaf clover when I spotted one with seven leaves.

'I was amazed and I immediately shouted to my dad. He didn't believe me at first but then he came over and had a look for himself.

'I picked it and took it home. It was amazing to find something so rare - I was so happy.'



According to tradition, four-leaf clovers bring even more good fortune if they are found accidentally.

Each leaf represents a different quality: the first is for hope, the second is for faith, the third is for love - and the fourth is for luck.

A fifth leaf is said to stand for money, but no one has come up with a meaning for a sixth and seventh - yet.