A printable hare study pack exploring hare facts, folklore, poetry, art, and spring nature learning. Ideal for home education and nature study.

After writing the Ostara pack, I accidentally dove down a rabbit hole… about hares.

The more I read, the more fascinating they became. Hares sit right at the meeting point between natural history and folklore. They appear in spring fields at dawn, race across open land with astonishing speed, and have been woven into stories for centuries.

This gentle pack explores hares through both science and story.

Inside you’ll find a mixture of nature study, folklore, seasonal reflection, art, and creative activities designed to spark curiosity about one of Britain’s most mysterious wild animals.

Already own the Ostara pack?

About 12 pages of this resource were originally included there as part of the spring folklore section. This pack gathers that material together and expands it with additional stories, activities, and studies focused entirely on hares.

Discover:

• Fascinating hare facts and natural history

• The connection between hares, spring, and the goddess Ēostre

• The folklore of the moon hare and shape-shifting hare legends from Devon and Cornwall

• The remarkable Three Hares symbol found in Dartmoor churches

• Seasonal themes linked to hare behaviour throughout the year

• Poetry study and creative writing prompts

• An art study inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s famous Young Hare

• Drawing pages, discussion questions, and research prompts

The pack gently weaves together nature observation, cultural history, and storytelling. It encourages us to notice wildlife more closely and to think about how humans have interpreted the natural world across time.

Perfect for:

• home education

• nature study

• seasonal learning

• folklore and mythology topics

• quiet creative afternoons

A thoughtful resource for families who enjoy learning through nature, story, and curiosity.

Designed for mixed-age families, with simple activities for younger children and deeper folklore, discussion, and reflection for older children, teens, and adults.

It works beautifully alongside our Spring Moons Pack, exploring the seasonal rhythms of March, April and May.

Perfect for Easter learning, spring projects, or seasonal home education, whether you follow the wheel of the year or simply want to make the changing seasons more meaningful.

This pack is also included in our Spring Collection

For best printing results, open the PDF using 'Adobe Acrobat' - the reader app is free to download for all platforms. Select paper size 'A4' and a 'fit to page or printable area' option to avoid cropping when printing. Only print the pages you need to, to save ink.

📎Format: PDF download. 28 page pack.

🖨️ Printing, usage & group licence

All content in this pack is © Sasha Jackson / Dartmoor Kin.



This is a personal and limited group-use resource. You are welcome to print it for your own family, class, group, or session, but the digital file must not be shared, uploaded, copied, resold, or redistributed. Full usage guidance is included inside the pack.