The sandy hollow

The sandy hollow, also known informally as the training hollow, is a hollow surrounded by trees in the forest territories. It is used as a training location for ThunderClan apprentices due to the soft ground.
==Description==
:The sandy hollow is located in the forest territory of ThunderClan, a short distance from the ThunderClan camp. A trail runs along the edge of the ravine towards the sandy hollow.
:The shallow hollow is lined with bushes and trees, including pine. The area is sheltered from the surrounding trees during the seasons, most notably during leaf-bare. The earth is a mixture of golden and reddish sand and dirt. During the time of the early settlers, a stream ran through the sandy hollow from the the four trees, but it disappeared by the time of Bluestar, remaining only as a stream beyond a rise in the surrounding area. A jutting slab of rock overlooks the hollow.
:The primary use of the sandy hollow is for ThunderClan's warriors and their apprentices to practice their battle moves, due to it being a soft and flat area to train safely. ThunderClan warriors also use the hollow as a meeting place before their apprentice's assessments. Before the battle with BloodClan, ThunderClan initiates a training program for every ThunderClan cat at the sandy hollow.
==Book mentions==
==Gallery==
===Map art===
Sandy hollow.map.png|The sandy hollow on the original map
Sandy hollow.map-RR.png|The sandy hollow on the reprinted map
===Official art===
Sandy hollow.TPB-1.png|The sandy hollow in The Prophecies Begin, volume 1
Sandy hollow.TPB-1-2.png|The sandy hollow in The Prophecies Begin, volume 1
Sandy hollow.ATIT.png|The sandy hollow in A Thief in ThunderClan
==Trivia==
===Continuity===
*In Secrets of the Clans, a 2007 field guide, the sandy hollow is introduces as a training hollow surrounded by trees where apprentices are unlike to hurt themselves on the soft ground.
==See also==
*Mentor
*Apprentice
*The mossy clearing
==External links==
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==Notes and references==
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Category:Locations