BROWN HARE

Scientific name: Lepus europaeus

To keep my children safe I have to listen very carefully for birds of prey above me.

You call me a Hare, and you think we go mad in the spring, when you see us standing up and boxing each other.

I am normally a bit shy, but look out for me this March, I’ll be in the farmers field near the hedge. See you then …

Hello,

You will see me living in the grass and shrub close to hedges, and even near your home.

I really like living in your farmland as there are safe places to lay my eggs on the ground, but I have to stay clear of the fox and the badger.

You call me a Grey Partridge, although I have lots of other coloured feathers on my tail.

I like eating seeds, leaves and even slugs and snails, but when I am disturbed, I prefer to run instead of fly.

But I can fly, but to be honest I am a bit scared of heights, and so prefer to stay close to the ground.

See you around the hedge sometime

Grey Partridge

Scientific name: Perdix perdix

Grayling Butterfly

Scientific name: Hipparchia semele

Hello,

I love sun-bathing and can camouflage myself on warm rocks or rusted steel, with my colouring and patterns making it very hard for you to see me.

You call us a Grayling Butterfly and many of my relatives live by the seaside, but my family love to inhabit old quarries, railway lines, and old industrial areas like City Fields.

In these scrubby areas there are lots of plants and flowers that I love such as teasels, thistles and brambles.