The Fallow Deer is on the increase in the UK and at our last Soil Association inspection we spotted prints in the earth that were identified as deer. Now we have the pictures too!
The two here are young and impossible for us to tell between male and female but we suspect they are two females. All of the Fallow deer have white spots on their backs, and black tips at the ends of their tails.
They are grazing animals; their preferred habitat is mixed woodland and open grassland. At Stone Circle Livery we have sheltered open grassland with surrounding wooded areas so it should come as no surprise that deer have started to appear. As more woodland is planted we should expect to see more of them.
Wikipedia has some great information on Fallow Deer as does the British Deer Society. Follow the links below for more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallow_Deer
http://www.bds.org.uk/fallow.html
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