Amber eyes full of beauty
Hares are captivating animals. It’s easy to see why they have featured in a wealth of folklore and mythology over the years, and we are continuously drawn to ponder the secretive life of a creature that is graceful, cryptic and even ‘mad’.
Brown hares are thought to have been introduced to Britain from Europe, although it’s hard to place a precise date on when they first arrived. The animals prospered as Britain was steadily converted from wildwoods and fenland into a rich agricultural countryside, and the native mountain hares were gradually squeezed back to the hills and moorlands of the north.
Hares had always been viewed as mystical animals and they were closely bound to
