Anthills outside, Mary Arden’s Farm

Anthill outside, Mary Arden's Farm

One small field on Mary Arden’s Farm has very prominent ridge and furrow. It has probably never had crops grown on it since it was enclosed from being part of Wilmcote village’s open field to the farm’s sheep pasture, possibly a couple of generations before Shakespeare’s mother was raised on the farm.

The ridge and furrow is itself frequently interrupted by a large number of anthills rising prominently.