A new mapping project by Natural England will help unearth the deep history and mystery of this ancient network of subterranean tracks.
using state-of-the-art 3D cameras alongside crowdsourced reports from hikers and locals on the ground.
"To make a holloway, you need soft rock, a hill and rain – and people needing to get from A to B. Feel how soft this rock is; it's Bridport sandstone," he said, his hand easily brushing some crumbly particles away from the wall. Footsteps have worn down a gully in this soft rock, which gradually, combined with rainwater flowing down at the right angle, has become a deep tunnel.
It's not just rare plants that make their homes here. Badgers and rabbits have been seen on camera traps using holloways as highways between woodland areas, and the earthen walls of Shute's Lane were clearly pockmarked with tiny holes where mason bees made their nests."Insects, fungi, bryophytes; they all like these damp, stable conditions," Jefferies said.
The Golden Cap National Trust estate is famous for its views over the Jurassic Coast, but it's also home to peaceful woodlands riddled with ancient holloways.The historic Roman road that once connected the 1st-Century CE settlement of Deva Victrix to what is now the town of Warrington still survives as a holloway.The soft chalkland of the South Downs is perfect for the creation of holloways. Walk one famous example that winds between the Hampshire villages of Selbourne and Alton.
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