Hare's Foot

[Francis]

One of the best books on the history of arrival times, introductions and extinctions of mammals in Britain is;

Derek W Yalden - The History of British Mammals.

The mountain hare used to be more popularly know as the Blue Hare - its retreat into the mountains (or rather its persisting only in the mountains) is a relatively recent phenomena.

The best place I know to see them is the Carneddau where they are still relatively common. Drive up to Llyn Cowlyd (of the owl of Cwm Cowlyd fame) from Trefriw early on a summer morning and you'll be unlucky not to have the company of Larks, peregrines and Hares - it doesn't get much better!

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I concur with Francis's recommendation of Yalden's book.

[pwca]

I checked out some views of Llyn Cowlyd, an amazing spectacle. It fleshed out the owl story for me.. and lifted my spirits immensely to know hares still find a place to exist there.
The History of British Mammals is now top of my wish list. Cheers for that.

[arth_frown]

I'm sure Hare bones have been found down a iron age well in Sussex.