To give it its full name.
Another non native species, now one of our most common, and certainly our most commonly encountered deer species in the UK.
I've had to quite literally step around these deer walking home from my old bakery jobs at night in the past!
Also known as the "Barking Deer" - for that's the very loud noise they make, Anna and I were priviledged enough (I s'pose) to see a young hind at very close quarters whilst staking out our Badgers the other night. (photo again is not mine).
We were obviously sat on one of its regular paths through the wood, as it came very close and circled us completely( prodding its front hooves loudly into the litter as a sort of nervous tic more than an alarm like a rabbit) , before eventually moving off into the dark wood.
When we go Badger watching again, and actually see some badgers, I'll attempt to describe at length the sights and sounds of a wood 'waking up' at dusk. Its a magical place to be at that time of day...
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