Ferreting, a Record Day

Rabbits are a resourceful species. If they have a pocket of land on which to build a warren and there’s a consistent food source, then before you have time to turn into Mr McGregor, they quickly become self-sufficient. Add to that a little disturbance and predation, and bingo, you have the recipe for a flourishing rabbit utopia. These pockets are rare in southern England but every now and then I stumble across one. Last November, one such venue presented itself but it quickly became clear that an operation to remove the rabbits would be physically and mentally testing, involving long hours of hard graft in unforgiving weather and a lack of quality sleep.