On the way back from last night’s CCB gig, I came across a hare. These creatures are larger and faster than rabbits but much less common in the wild. It probably doesn’t help that, given a long, flat surface like a road, they seem to have a tendency to run along it rather than to get off it. I slowed down and hung back on the side road where I saw it and I think it got off the side when we reached the main A6006. I hope so anyway – fast as they can be, it isn’t going to outpace a car whizzing along at the national speed limit.

It seems like quite a long time since I last saw a hare and I can’t remember if I’ve seen any in the Loughborough area. Hopefully the one I spotted and its fellows will learn enough road sense to keep them safe and there will be a chance of spotting them again in years to come.