Saw this brown hare (Lepus europaeus) briefly in open farmland between Brandon and Ingram.
Hares are fairly easy to identify (is it a rabbit or is it a hare?) by their long, black-tipped ears and relatively large size – they grow from 50-70cm long. It has a golden-brown coat and a white tail.
Andrew THOMPSON was the original “grocer and provision dealer” who opened “large and commodious premises” at Powburn on 6 March 1883: the original ‘Old Powburn Shop’ [1]. This was run by various members of the Thompson family as a grocer shop until 1911 when it was also being used as a Post Office. It then appears to have run as a Post Office until at least 1939.
BRANDON FORD CARAVAN SITE is situated on the edge of Northumberland National Park in a quiet corner of a working farm in Brandon Village [GPS: 55°26’48.407″ N 1°56’12.222″ W].
The River Breamish is just 20m away – perfect for paddling, picnics and bird spotting.
The British Library is preserving this site for the future in the UK Web Archive at www.webarchive.org.uk
