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Wildlife on the road

Brown hare (Lepus europaeus), sitting by the roadside on Little Ellingham Road. See also > Link and Link.

The hare has deep significance in Chinese, American Indian and European mythology. Before the arrival of Christianity it was the symbol of Aestre, the pagan goddess of rebirth; when the old religion was overturned its gods and symbols became associated with the devil. Hares were associated with witches, and Scottish witches were believed to know a spell reputedly used to change into hares and hence to travel undetected. There is a song cycle called 'The Fabled Hare' on Maddy Prior's CD "Year" > Link