Watership lowdown - day two as a National Trust volunteer

Wild rabbits? The facts at my fingertips could fit onto the front of a Bunny Girl's cufflink (I've seen 'em down the fancy dress shop).

A 1960s Bunny Girl croupier. Pic: Getty Images

Domestic varieties at Pets at Home seem friendly enough. They can be acquired with accoutrements ranging from palatial outdoor hutches to anti-parasite treatments to protect against lice, mange and roundworm.
But their countryside cousins? Well, Richard Adams sketched some memorable characters in Watership Down - Bigwig was brave, Fiver mystical and Hazel was imbued with leadership qualities. And academia is awash with those who've studied the real thing - see Dr Lucy Lush, for instance, at Swansea Uni.
So it was a real pleasure to watch some of Gower's wild rabbits do their own thing on Southgate's West Cliff the other day.
It was near dusk, the footpaths were reasonably free of human activity and the grasses, plants and leafy weeds were flourishing.
So the local rabbit colonies were leaving the cover of the burrows, ferns and bracken to feast in the open.
There was nothing cutesy in what they were doing - this was feeding time; it was the business end of the day for these busy herbivore grazers.
It was great to take a step back and spend a few minutes quietly watching how they operated. I'll let this Wikipedia page explain their habits in more depth and with more expertise.
As a spectator sport it can be pretty rewarding. Go try it!